About How Many Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Pass Within 0

question 35

Multiple Choice

About how many potentially hazardous asteroids pass within 0.05 AU of the Earth per decade in modern times?

• A) None
• B) 10-20
• C) 200-300
• D) 5000-1000
• E) A completely unknown quantity; it could easily be anywhere from just a few to millions.

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