Planetary radar reveals detailed view of extra-elongated asteroid
A close approach of an asteroid roughly the size and shape of the Empire State Building gave astronomers the perfect opportunity to image the space rock in detail using planetary radar. On Feb. 3, the asteroid, called 2011 AG5, came withing about 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers) of Earth, or about …
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