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What is widely considered to be one of the earliest celestial observatories? |
An asteroid came close to hitting Earth sometime in 2002. How much damage might it have done?
Asteroid 2002 EM7, a rock 230 feet (70 meters long), is estimated to have the capability of releasing the energy equivalent of a 4 megaton nuclear bomb.
Built in England between 2500 and 1700B.C.E., Stonehenge is one of the earliest observatories or observatory-temples. It is widely believed that its primary function was to observe the mid-summer and mid-winter solstices.