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On Friday, a small asteroid passed just 400 km from Earth! – SYFY WIRE
Well, yikes: On Friday (13 November 2020), a small asteroid passed so close to Earth it was barely above our atmosphere: It came about 400 kilometers (240 miles)…
Well, yikes: On Friday (13 November 2020), a small asteroid passed so close to Earth it was barely above our atmosphere: It came about 400 kilometers (240 miles) from Earth’s surface!
That’s lower than most satellites, even low-Earth orbit ones. Yegads!
The good news is, it’s so small that even if it had hit us it wouldn’t have been bad, and almost certainly would’ve burned up in our atmosphere.
The asteroid, initially called A10sHcN and then officially renamed to 2020 VT4, was discovered by the…
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