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Asteroid 2004MN4 is an exceptionally high impact threat: the boffins give it one chance in 45 of intersecting with Earth on 2029 April 13.

Monday: Or not; newer measurements have taken that date off the list, though they still give 2004MN4 one chance in about thirty thousand of hitting us sometime in the coming century.

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One Response to mark your calendar

  1. Anton says:

    2004MN4, now named 99942 Apophis, is back on the list with one chance in 5883 of impact on 2036 April 13.

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