An asteroid zoomed past Earth this morning, coming within 7,500 miles above Earth's surface over the southern Atlantic Ocean.
2011 MD, as the asteroid is named, did not come as close to Earth as a smaller asteroid, 2011 CQ1, which avoided an impact with the planet by just 3,405 miles in February, according to Geek.com.
Even so, 2011 MD flew closer to Earth than the moon.
The latest asteroid is 33 feet long and was discovered this week by telescopes in New Mexico, the AP reports.
According to the IBTimes, 2011 MD is the fifth-closest asteroid to zip past Earth.
The Huffington Post
Posted: 06/27/11
