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Will an asteroid hit Mars in January?
A recently discovered asteroid, which passed close to the Earth in November, may strike Mars on 30 January 2008. Asteroid 2007 WD5 will pass very close to Mars at the end of the month. Astronomers had originally estimated a 1...
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Posted by Dr Jim O'Donnell on January 3, 2008 1:19 PM
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