A MAMMOTH asteroid capable of wiping out an entire country is on a near-collision course with Earth A 1,000 meter wide asteroid (called ‘2014-YB35′) will skim past Earth on Friday, March 27, 2015 The 1,000-meter wide monster will hurtle terrifyingly close to the planet within days, sparking fears of an unprecedented disaster. The object called ‘2014-YB35’ is almost the same size as Ben Nevis and will skim the Earth on FRIDAY traveling at more than 23,000 mph. Small meteorites often pass close by however one of this size is a once in 5,000-year occurrence, according to concerned astronomers. A collision with Earth would unleash an explosive force equivalent to more than 15,000 million tons – 15,000 megatons – of TNT.
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