| Comet Elenin to Make Close Visit 10/17/11 | 05.30/11 |
A Relatively Close Fly-by Has Some Folks worried
Jet Propulsion Laboratory and other sourcesComet Elenin will be close to Earth around October 17, about 0.232 Astronomical Units.
There is a school of thought that the Mayan calendar actually ends October 18, 2011, so this comet's close approach (~34.7 million miles) works well with that interpretation.
Go to the JPL site to run the animation below, and see the scary video on YouTube.

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