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Huge asteroid “Florence” with a diameter of 4.4 kilometers safely passed our planet at a distance of 7 million kilometers.
This comic object aroused interest among astronomers in the first queue for its size, as it turned out to be the largest an asteroid ever approaching Earth at such a minimum by space standards the distance.
However, the “Florence”, which scientists began to study on approach to Earth, surprised scientists and some of its other “surprises.” For example, along the equator of an asteroid, astronomers managed to consider ridge, as well as a crater and two plains. In addition, it is determined that an asteroid rotates around its axis in 2.4 hours. But not even that was the most interesting and exciting. As it turned out, “Florence” possessed two … satellites. The diameter of these fellow travelers did not exceed 300 meters, however, they were closely connected with their “mother”, flying in outer space with the same speed and indifference to everything around, for example, to what is so intently behind them observe scientists from the blue planet Earth.
By the way, astronomers still continue to study Florence, which is gradually moving away from our planet without causing it to the slightest damage, but enriching the researchers with new information about space. So, we are waiting for additional interesting information about this. “uninvited guest” …
