Large asteroid to zoom between Earth and Moon
Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Large asteroid to zoom between Earth and Moon On Saturday, the 2023DZ2 will come within a third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon. ADVERTISEMENT A large asteroid will safely zoom between Earth and the Moon on Saturday, a once-in-a-decade event that will be used as a training exercise for planetary defence efforts, according to the European Space Agency. ADVERTISEMENT The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, is estimated to be 40 to 70 metres (130 to 230 feet) wide, roughly the size of the Parthenon, and big enough to wipe out a large city if it hit our planet. ADVERTISEMENT At 19:49 GMT on Saturday, it will come within a third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon, said Richard Moissl, the head of the ESA’s planetary defence office. ADVERTISEMENT Though that is “very close”, there is nothing to worry a