Even though daily, small baseball like rocks quickly are destroyed in our atmosphere, there are still rocks that may pose a threat to Earth. About every 1000 years a 100 meter rock will strike the Earth. This can cause tsunamis if struck in the ocean and would have global problems anywhere on land. The image is the long blue streak is taken in 1998 of an object passing by. It is estimated that coming Friday a 50 meter asteroid will come in Earths orbit but is likely to have no effect on the planet.
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