Surprise! 'Tunguska'-Size Asteroid Flies Between Earth and Moon
Description
On April 15, 2018, an asteroid that is similar in size to the the one that caused a significant explosion that leveled 2,000 square kilometres (770 square miles) of forest in Siberia, flew by Earth. It was discovered only a day before.
Credit: Space.com / orbit animation courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech / produced and edited by @SteveSpaleta http://www.twitter.com/Stevespaleta
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