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posted by janrinok on Tuesday July 21 2015, @01:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the waving-money-goodbye dept.

Asteroid UW-158 is set to wizz past Earth today, carrying an estimated five trillion dollars in platinum.

Spectroscopic analysis has revealed the composition of the asteroid, and made it a prime target for future asteroid-mining missions. It is approximately 452 metres by 1,011 metres in size. If the analysis is correct, it could be carrying an astonishing 90 million tons of platinum. It will swing past Earth at a distance of 2.4 million km, and will not be visible to the naked eye.

Paging Bruce Willis...


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 21 2015, @06:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 21 2015, @06:50PM (#212045)

    Stating instead "5 trillion USD at current market prices" would make it less cringeworthy.

    I'm sure the diamond people would have a few tips on how to keep the price artificially inflated while you sat atop a mountain of platinum.