Solar System Debris
 
 
An asteroid approaching the Earth See also
An asteroid approaching the Earth
Asteroid approaching the Earth
Earth Approach (2004)  Our serene blue planet looms above the dusty horizon of an Earth-approaching asteroid, its surface cracked and strewn with boulders. The image shows the Earth as it would appear from a dangerously close distance of about 40,000 km, well inside the orbit of the Moon and comparable to those of geostationary satellites.