Asteroid 349507 (2008 QY) is around 1.2 kilometers in diameter, or around 1,000 capybaras – large enough that an impact event (which won't happen now) could be a worldwide catastrophe.

While the asteroid is traveling too far to pose any risk to the Earth, a possible impact event with it could become a worldwide catastrophe.

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          9 months ago

          “This is why you need to pick up your drop promptly. The coast guard and DEA have been using sharks to go after drops. Honest!”

          Your dealer, probably