In this radar image of the 1998 OR2 asteroid, captured by the Arecibo Observatory on April 18, 2020. the space rock's topographic features resemble a face mask (Credit: Arecibo Observatory/NASA/NSF)

On April 29, 2020, Earth will get an intimidating visitor — a massive asteroid called 1998 OR2. Fortunately for us, the space rock, which experts believe will be the largest one to fly by our planet this year, will be following the strict COVID-19 pandemic regulations. 1998 OR2 will not only be zooming past Earth at a safe "social" space of about 3.9 million miles (6.3 million km), or about 16 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon, but it will also be wearing a "face mask."