15m asteroid to fly ‘close’ to Earth this Monday
- April 5, 2022
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This MondayMarch 28, asteroid cataloged as “2022 FB2“, juice. 15 meters in diameter“approached” to Earth. The stone body passed at about a distance 150 thousand kilometers. In an
This MondayMarch 28, asteroid cataloged as “2022 FB2“, juice. 15 meters in diameter“approached” to Earth. The stone body passed at about a distance 150 thousand kilometers. In an astronomical context, this distance can be considered not too large; however, this will not pose a danger to our planet. He was identified on March 26, Saturday, according to information provided by NASA. An interesting comparison to understand a little more about the scope of an event like this is to understand what is between Earth and your satellite Naturalbut moondistance 385 thousand kilometers.
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It has been classified as “near earth object” (in English, near earth objectabbreviated NEO), which is the designation given for more than 20 thousand asteroids known to experts – and approximately more 600 thousand). The event was recorded a few weeks after the impact of a smaller asteroid “2022 EB5“, broke up after contact with our atmosphere. Some indications of impact on Greenland and beyond Iceland were discovered – and this unexpected event did not cause any concern.
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The space rock was about 2 meters long and its collision was harmless.
According to Paul HodasDirector Center for the Study of Near-Earth Objects (CNEOS), from NASAstill on 2022 EB5:
Very few of them were detected in space and were widely observed before the impact, mainly because they shine very dimly until the last few hours (before the impact).
While it is difficult for current technology to predict impacts on these rocky bodies, if the telescope is aimed at the right time, parts of their trajectory can be predicted. after experience with a two-meter asteroid that crashed into the atmosphere on March 11.the planetary defense community was able to put into practice its tricks, instilling more confidence in the participants.
In a hypothetical future encounter with a larger and more dangerous object, the knowledge gained so far could be very useful. Name “potentially hazardous asteroids” (in English, Potentially dangerous asteroids / POA) those that pass at a distance of 7.48 million kilometers from our planet, being large enough to cause significant damage.
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Source: space.com, br.financas.yahoo.com, diariodonordeste, ssd.jpl.nasa.gov.
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