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The Asteroids Closest to Killing Us, Visualized

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You can call them “near Earth objects” if you want to. I’ll stick with “asteroids hellbent on obliterating our planet and all we hold dear.” Here’s the lineup of the space rocks closest to killing us, and where they are.

As a bonus, designer Zachary Vabolis has taken the liberty of listing the recorded objects that have or will come closest to impact. And these are just the 1,000m diameter or wider crowd. So, hey, it’s been real everybody! I just hope when we get got, it’s a meteor with a cool name that does it. [Power of Visualization via FastCo Design]

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