I will keep this one short.

I'm sure there is a simple explanation for this, but I want to know how a meteor (2010 RX12) which is estimated to be 32 to 65 feet in diameter, passed within 154,000 miles of Earth at 5:51 a.m., yet took a detour directly around earth and resuming its original path.

This photo is linked from CNN and provided by NASA.


Scroll all the way to the right of the image to see what I'm talking about.

Thoughts?

yet took a detour directly around earth and resuming its original path.

I am confused as to where you see that RX30 took a detour directly around the earth?

I see the gravitational rotation (Path) of the moon going around the Earth.

I don't see what you are talking about either. I see one straight path, the path I think you are talking about. The other path looks to have been affected by the Earths's gravitational pull. I see no "detours".

It's 2 different Meteorite's paths. Showing how close they both will be to earth once they pass. The one that recently went by was closer to us than the moon.

Originally posted by NewWorldDisorder
yet took a detour directly around earth and resuming its original path.

Sorry, but I'm not seeing what you're trying to explain. I scrolled to the right but it didn't help any.

What, like this?



Whoa, I think NASA is lying to us. It really did hit us and they are covering it up. Nah, in all reality, that variation is simply due to Earth's gravity.


--airspoon

Originally posted by NewWorldDisorder
I will keep this one short.

I'm sure there is a simple explanation for this, but I want to know how a meteor (2010 RX12) which is estimated to be 32 to 65 feet in diameter, passed within 154,000 miles of Earth at 5:51 a.m., yet took a detour directly around earth and resuming its original path.

This photo is linked from CNN and provided by NASA.

Scroll all the way to the right of the image to see what I'm talking about.

Thoughts?

edit on 8-9-2010 by NewWorldDisorder because: ******* CORRECTING RX30 TO RF12 *******

Ah i see. NASA said that RX 12 passed within 150 000 miles and than took a detour directly around earth.

And than NASA display a image that show that it never took a detour at all.

That should tell you that NASA ain't always telling the facts like they are. The story doesn't fit the picture at all for NASA this time.

I would say that is a good observation.