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NEOs That Past Recently Were Closer Than The Moon – – The Tech Education

More NEOs are expected to be observed soon this year. The last two asteroids, reportedly, shot past the Earth way too close.

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More NEOs allegedly expected to be observed soon this year. The last two asteroids, reportedly, shot past the Earth way too close. The NEOs were closer to the surface of the Earth than the Moon.
The first asteroid, namely the 2020 RD4, measured between 3 to 7 metres wide. The distance between the Moon and the Earth is 384,000 km. It passed almost 94,000 km away on 14 September. This distance is approximately one third, the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
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