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Published December 15, 2012, 12:04 PM

Astro Bob blog: Flyby photos show lumps and bumps of far-out asteroid Toutatis

This morning two small asteroids passed harmlessly by Earth at distances of just 174,000 and 292,000 miles. 2012 XP134, the more distant and measuring 42 feet across, whizzed by at 8 a.m. (CST) and 40-foot -wide 2012 XL134 two hours later. While some may take the sign of so many Earth-approaching asteroids as a bad omen, it's all good news in my view.

By: Bob King, Duluth News Tribune

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