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'City killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with 'bullet-like' meteors if it hits the moon in 2032

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with "bullet-like" debris if it hits the moon in 2032 .

Up to 220 million pounds ( 100 million kilograms ) of material could be ejected from the lunar surface.

If the asteroid hits the Earth -facing side of the moon, up to 10% of this debris could be pulled in by Earth 's gravity over the following days .

The amount of debris that could potentially be pulled close to Earth makes it around 1,000 times more likely that our satellites could be struck by a meteor .

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