potentially hazardous objects

A form of potentially hazardous object — A near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of potentially hazardous object
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