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Near-Earth object

space Maturity 7-9

Rocks fly in space.

Eros - PIA02923 (color).jpg
Eros - PIA02923 (color).jpg
Some rocks come near our Earth. They can be big or small. They move around the Sun. We look at the sky to find them. It is cool to watch! Do you like looking at stars?

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File:Potentially Hazardous Asteroids 2013.png
Potentially Hazardous Asteroids 2013.png
File:PSM V76 D020 Path of halley comet.png
PSM V76 D020 Path of halley comet.png
File:Eros - PIA02923 (color).jpg
Eros - PIA02923 (color).jpg
File:Sar2667 as it entered Earth's atmosphere over the north of France.jpg
Sar2667 as it entered Earth's atmosphere...
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Toutatis.jpg
File:Torino scale.svg
Torino scale.svg
File:1950 DA (color).png
1950 DA (color).png
File:PIA22419-Neowise-1stFourYearsDataFromDec2013-20180420.gif
PIA22419-Neowise-1stFourYearsDataFromDec20...
File:Known NEAs.svg
Known NEAs.svg
File:Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_an_asteroid_that_orbits_closer_to_the_Sun_than_Earth%E2%80%99s_orbit.jpg
Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_an_asteroid...
File:ESO-Asteroid Toutatis-phot-28c-04-normal.jpg
ESO-Asteroid Toutatis-phot-28c-04-normal.jpg
File:NEA by size.svg
NEA by size.svg

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