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NASA: An asteroid fell in Arizona, the United States

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NASA: An asteroid fell in Arizona, the United States. According to the Russian "Newspaper" on June 3, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued...

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According to the Russian "Newspaper" on June 3, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that an asteroid fell in Arizona, the United States. There are currently no reports of property damage or casualties.

According to eyewitnesses, on June 2, local time, an asteroid with a diameter of about 3 meters entered the sky over Arizona. It was last seen 3.5 kilometers above Arizona National Park before disappearing.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated that the asteroid is moving at a speed of approximately 65,000 kilometers per hour, and its kinetic energy is approximately 10,000 tons equivalent. (Internship compiler: Meng Anru Reviewer: Zhu Pei)

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