AN asteroid is set to come closer to Earth than the Moon on June 28.
Nasa has Asteroid 2022 MN1 on its NEO Earth Close Approaches table and it stands out due to the closeness of its predicted “approach”.
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Nasa says the asteroid will come around 221,091 miles away from our planet at its closest.
In comparison, the Moon is around 238,900 miles away from us on average.
That may sound pretty far away but in the grand scheme of space, this isn’t a large distance at all.
If an asteroid comes within 4.65million miles and is over a certain size, it’s considered “potentially hazardous” by cautious space agencies.
Fortunately, Asteroid 2022 MN1 isn’t expected to veer off course.
It’s also not very big compared to the other asteroids on Nasa’s list.
The space rock is predicted to be up to 69 feet wide.
An asteroid of that size would still do some damage if it hit Earth.
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The space rock is still almost four times bigger than the Chelyabinsk meteor, which exploded over Russia back in 2013.
Its impact smashed windows and injured more than 1,000 people.
Experts did not predict the impact, sparking concern that Earth could be surprised with a more devastating incident in the future.
Asteroid 2022 MN1 is expected to shoot past us safely tomorrow morning at around 22,000 miles per hour.
