First Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55

Using radar data, scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this six-frame movie of asteroid 2005 YU55. The data was obtained Nov. 7, 2011 using NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar (located at the Deep Space Network facility in Goldstone, Ca.) At the time, the space rock was approximately 860,000 miles (1.38 million kilometers) away from Earth. At its closest approach on Nov. 8, 2011, YU55 will be about 200,000 miles from Earth. It poses no threat.

Resolution is 4 meters per pixel.

The movie is looped 5 times.

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[romac53]

It rolled down the driveway

And into the street,

Along came an auto

And squish went my meat

[delameu]

it was shot with the NASA toaster

[Glen Johnson]

It’s supposed to kill the world in 3035. June I think.

[Angel Mass]

Try harder next time YU

[Youronmyshitlist]

pretty intense

[laggyWII]

It has a face 0:21

[filibusterdeluxe]

4 meters per pixel? Jeez, this thing is like... 4 meters across.

[Michele Ramos]

they see me rollin'

they hatin'...

[romac53]

Bravo . . . more variations on a classic. Makes one wonder how many uncopyrighted versions are out there.

[YoungC20111]

You smoke rocks dumass

[YoungC20111]

true



[Virulent87]

HaHa U Miss... lol