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Time for the close-up – Dawn images of Vesta asteroid 
Life on Mars probe launched Planet Earth has had a close encounter with a passing asteroid. The rock like object, the size of an aircraft carrier zoomed passed between earth and the moon but posed no threat.
Astronomers believe the so-called Yu 55 has been visiting Erath for thousands of years and originates from an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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