Supersonic Asteroid 10 Times Faster Than Bullet

Supersonic Asteroid 10 Times Faster Than Bullet To Pass Earth

By Ashish Photo by MSN

On September 6, a supersonic asteroid will pass Earth at 10 times the speed of a bullet.

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies named the asteroid 2022 QC7.

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According to NASA, the 2022 QC7 is not very large, with a width between 16 to 36 meters.

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If compared to a Boeing 767 it can be said that half of the Boeing wingspan.

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This asteroid is coming towards Earth very fast.

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around 9,10 km per second and 32760 km per hour coming towards the Earth.

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The speed of this asteroid is 10 times more than the 5.56X45 mm Bullet of Rifle.

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NASA has made it clear that 2022 QC7 will pass 4.6 million miles from Earth, so it has no chance of hitting Earth.

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