Asteroid the size of 22 tuna fish to fly closer to Earth than the Moon - NASA

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https://m.jpost.com/science/article-735299

Asteroid the size of 22 tuna fish to fly closer to Earth than the Moon - NASA

By AARON REICH Published: MARCH 24, 2023 09:39

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 is set to fly very close to the Earth on Saturday and was initially feared to be on a collision course for Earth in 2026.

An asteroid the size of over 22 tunafish is set to skim past the Earth on Saturday in a very close flyby, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.

The asteroid in question has been designated 2023 DZ2 and was only discovered and identified this year, according to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

The newly discovered asteroid will be flying extremely close to Earth, making it the closest asteroid since 2019, and it may be visible to some people using telescopes and binoculars.

And for those asking in advance, the metric used is the total length of an Atlantic bluefin tuna fish at its maximum possible size.

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Link to tweet

NASA Asteroid Watch
@AsteroidWatch

A newly discovered #asteroid named 2023 DZ2 will safely pass by Earth on Saturday at 100K+ miles away. 🌎

While close approaches are a regular occurrence, one by an asteroid of this size (140-310 ft) happens only about once per decade, providing a unique opportunity for science.

11:24 AM · Mar 21, 2023

[underpants]

1. The lengths we go to to avoid using the metric system.

[sl8]

2. Yes, it seems like we'll go furlongs out of our way to avoid it. nt

[Alexander Of Assyria]

6. I say we adopt the new Tuna Fish measurement system! Is this a joke by NASA?

A planet buster would be how many Tuna Fish, kids? Raise your fins if have answer!

[Marthe48]

24. Only if the kids are in school

Heh heh

[Torchlight]

27. Tuna fish propaganda

designed to look like balloons beating media war-drums but foiled by the low ides of marching.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. Which gets more attention...

There's a random space rock about to pass by earth.

22 tuna fish are attacking from space!

Also, FOOD FIGHT.

[TheBlackAdder]

37. Is that a 1.5M bullet tuna, or 4.6M Atlantic Bluefin Tuna? Either 7.1 Aardvarks or 37.2 Aardvarks

[lastlib]

38. Oh, jeez, do I hafta memorize the Aardvark-to-Tunafish conversion factor now??

Okay, how many aardvarks in a tunafish? (I guess it depends on how hungry the tunafish is? )

Why can't we make it all simpler, like standard tapirs? It would be so much easier to just carry around one tapir-measure......

[Shermann]

3. I guess all tunafish are the same length? nt

[2naSalit]

9. Well, the cans are all the same size.

[Scrivener7]

11. So the scientific conclusion would be that the tuna have to all be the same size so they

can all scrunch down into the cans.

They're a homogeneous bunch, tuna.

[2naSalit]

23. I know...

It's mighty congenial of them.

[lastlib]

31. Trust 2naSalit to come up with the answer.....

[2naSalit]

32. You know...

I can't take all the credit. Life is absurd, I just try to find the humor in it.

[3Hotdogs]

14. Yeah. A baby tunafish? A tunafish on roids?

One on a diet?

[sl8]

19. "metric used is the total length of an Atlantic bluefin tuna fish at its maximum possible size." nt

[2naSalit]

25. Spoilsport.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. I appreciate the Jerusalem Post's tries to expand our length similes, but they shouldn't say "size"

It's the length of 22 tunny, but if you measure them by width, considerably more. And if you measure them by volume (which is what "size" really means), or weight, more still.

We really ought to be using the Official Standard Volume Measurement, which is an Olympic swimming pool.

[perfessor]

5. How many tuna fish in a nautical mile?

And, what is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?

[OldBaldy1701E]

8. "African or European"?

(Sorry about that. One should never quote Python around an actor. Even a former one.)

[True Dough]

10. The thread title

reeled me in too!

[Scrivener7]

13. I'm tickled to the gills by this one.

[lastlib]

39. I'm hooked.....

This is reel click-bait........

[Scrivener7]

12. This was my first thread I read this morning. It's going to be a good day!!!

[Tom Rinaldo]

15. The Jerusalem Post has been on a creative tear in this regard

But maybe NASA is the one developing these new units of measurement

"Asteroid the size of 112 camels to pass Earth Wednesday - NASA"
Published: MARCH 7, 2023 22:41
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-733651

"Asteroid the size of 145 horses to pass Earth on Purim - NASA"
Published: MARCH 5, 2023 15:46
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-733412

"Asteroid the size of 69 American alligators to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA"
Story by By AARON REICH • Mar 13
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/asteroid-the-size-of-69-american-alligators-to-pass-earth-tuesday-nasa/ar-AA18zpbp

[sl8]

18. Thanks for that. nt

[RussBLib]

22. Are these written by AI?

A little odd

[Scrivener7]

29. American alligators, mind you. Because the others tend to be so slapdash in their measurements.

[Solly Mack]

16. Wicked Tuna in Space.

[NewHendoLib]

17. You can tuna piano, but can't tuna fish

[chicoescuela]

33. Nice REO Speedwagon reference. Great album

[liberal N proud]

20. Tuna fish

[yaesu]

21. I will get my fishing pole handy just in case. nt

[surrealAmerican]

26. ... so much space sushi ...

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[paleotn]

28. tuna fish? I get it. I read it. But, tuna fish?

How about 19 or so refrigerators? Strange.

[Seinan Sensei]

30. Urban dictionary

... has a definition for "tuna"
I think NASA was trolling Ron DeSantis

[Mister Ed]

34. Wait a minute. I saw a blurb on weather.com that said it's the size of a small skyscraper.

How many tunafish are there in a skyscraper, anyway? I should have paid more attention in school...

[LuckyCharms]

35. Is that length, or girth?

[madville]

36. Odd size comparison

They usually compare them to cars or school buses or something like that.

[ThoughtCriminal]

40. Why is it Tunafish?

Is there another kind of tuna?

[haele]

41. Bluefin or Yellowfin?

An Atlantic Bluefin Tuna averages 500 lbs but can get up to 1500 lbs; a Pacific bluefin averages 300lbs but has been recorded around 700 lbs. Yellow fin Tuna typically runs 200 to 500 lbs.

So 22 tuna is a variable measurement.

NASA needs to standardize their tuna measurements.

Haele.

[Mossfern]

42. What ever happened

to the crocodile one?

[roamer65]

43. Too bad we wouldn't pick it up as a moon. Luna and Tuna.

Would make for interesting viewing.

Heheh.