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Asteroid sneaks past satellites Monday in one of the closest flybys on record

Asteroid sneaks past satellites in one of the closest flybys on record
No one saw it coming until it was right on top of us. More like above us, actually.

A previously unseen asteroid the size of a truck flew about 4,350 miles (7,000 kilometers) over the Pacific Ocean on Monday, making it one of the closest passes by our planet on record.

Astronomers had no notice of asteroid 2020 JJ's existence, as it was discovered using the Mt. Lemmon Survey in Arizona right around the time it reached its closest point to us.

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The universe appears to be throwing a few things our direction!
 
We are way past due for a strike. The unfortunate thing now is that there are not a lot of places like Tunguska anymore where a big one won't have a huge effect on some people. Even an ocean strike might make tsunamis that would be almost worse than a major land hit.
 
The good news is that this asteroid would have most likely burned up in Earth's atmosphere before striking ground. The bad news is that 1) we didn't see it coming and 2) it could have wiped out a man made satellite.
 
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7Christie said:
The good news is that this asteroid would have most likely burned up in Earth's atmosphere before striking ground. The bad news is that 1) we didn't see it coming and 2) it could have wiped out a man made satellite.
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The fact it was so low it missed all the satellites by going under them! :eek:
 
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7Christie said:
The good news is that this asteroid would have most likely burned up in Earth's atmosphere before striking ground. The bad news is that 1) we didn't see it coming and 2) it could have wiped out a man made satellite.
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Exactly my thoughts.
 
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