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Pandora Dewan

Here's what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth in 157 years

Artist's impression of asteroid Bennu, the size of One World Trade Center, colliding with the Earth.

Scientists have revealed what would actually happen to our planet if an asteroid the size of One World Trade Center smashed into it.

The findings were modeled on near-Earth asteroid Bennu, considered by NASA to pose the highest risk to our planet in terms of proximity and impact. The asteroid measures 0.31 miles (0.5 kilometers) in diameter and weighs an estimated 74 million tons (67 million metric tons).

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