A Record Close Shave: Asteroid 2020 VT4 Just Skimmed by Earth

A Record Close Shave: Asteroid 2020 VT4 Just Skimmed by Earth
By David Dickinson

Wow. A low-flying space rock set a record last Friday (appropriately, the 13th), when 2020 VT4 passed just under 400 kilometers (250 miles) over the Southern Pacific.

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November 17, 2020 at 11:09PM
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