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47. Asteroids don't produce light on their own, until they enter our atmosphere....

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Fri Mar 29, 2019, 04:14 PM

Mar 2019

They are visible only because they reflect sunlight

Good luck spotting a six mile in diameter asteroid reflecting light a millions of miles away.

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Asteroids don't produce light on their own, until they enter our atmosphere.... Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #47

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LOL! PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #60

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kick for later. miyazaki Mar 2019 #15

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+1 Read to the end. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #36

Interesting Stargazer09 Mar 2019 #17

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