The Day 2024 Asteroid Hits Earthquake. Et), the asteroid entered earth's atmosphere, turning into a beautiful fireball that streaked across the european skies. Saturday’s asteroid, 2024 mk, will come within 180,000 miles of earth.
But what actually happened on the day the asteroid struck? Assembled into this animation, observations from nasa’s goldstone solar system radar show the tumbling asteroid 2024 mk shortly after it made closest.