'Space hippo' visits Earth for Christmas

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An asteroid's close approach to Earth this Christmas has revealed it to be similar in shape to a 'hippopotamus wading in a river', NASA says. The 'hippo' will not come as close again for several decades

 

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that is no hippo ...that's a rock ...short on ideas ...

that's no hippo.

Looks more like a Blind Mullet aka a Bondi Cigar!

Are you sure it's not that drone that was flying around that British airport....only took the rozzers 3 days to find the culprits...so much for all the sophistication of the security services & all those tools they had

Looks like mister hanky

Is this the same one the three side men followed

FriendsOScience It's Mr.Henky the Christmas Poo!

RealDanSloan Is the ABC going to claim that the asteroid's close trajectory to Earth was caused by Tony Abbott's policies that are also responsible for Climate Change. TeamTAbbott TonyAbbottMHR labor_trash WhosFibbing KeiraSavage00 chriskkenny MRobertsQLD ScottMorrisonMP rowandean

Because “space turd” would have been too interesting/funny/accurate a description...

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