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5 days ago · Impact event. Damage to trees caused by the Tunguska event. The object, just 50–80 metres (150–240 feet) across, exploded 6–10 km (4–6 miles) above the surface, shattering windows hundreds of km away. An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects. [1]
- Giant Impact Theory
Artist's depiction of a collision between two planetary...
- Chelyabinsk Meteor
The Apollo asteroid 2011 EO 40 is one of the candidates...
- Giant Impact Theory
2 days ago · Asteroid mining is the hypothetical extraction of materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects. [1] Notable asteroid mining challenges include the high cost of spaceflight , unreliable identification of asteroids which are suitable for mining, and the challenges of extracting usable material in a space environment.
2 days ago · First asteroid to rank greater than one on the Torino Scale (it was ranked at 2, then 4; now down to 0). Previously better known by its provisional designation 2004 MN 4. (433953) 1997 XR 2: 0.23: December 4, 1997: First asteroid to rank greater than zero on the impact-risk Torino Scale (it was ranked 1; now at 0) 1998 KY 26: 0.030: June 2, 1998
3 days ago · For example, the close approach to Earth of asteroid (99942) Apophis in 2029 will be a very rare event (this case will only appear in the list of upcoming close approaches since April 2028). The formulation associated to the computation of this close approach index can be found here . 1 au = 149597870.7 km. 1 LD = 384399 km.
6 days ago · 2. Penyedia Air dan Bahan Organik. Meteoroid dan asteroid juga telah terbukti sebagai penyedia air dan bahan organik penting bagi Bumi. Saat meteoroid dan asteroid bertabrakan dengan Bumi, mereka membawa air beku dan senyawa organik kompleks. Ini bisa menjadi kunci untuk memahami asal-usul kehidupan di planet ini.
4 days ago · The distance of Asteroid Farfarout (2018 AG37) from Earth is currently 19,893,213,691 kilometers, equivalent to 132.977920 Astronomical Units . Light takes 18 hours, 25 minutes and 56.6183 seconds to travel from Asteroid Farfarout (2018 AG37) and arrive to us. Distance Kilometers 19,893,213,691.
4 days ago · Altitude: -1.9° Azimuth: 253.6° Direction: West-South-West. 7 Iris is a large main-belt asteroid located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It orbits the Sun once every 3.68 Earth years. It was discovered on August 13, 1847 by John Russell Hind and is named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow. Iris has a diameter of approximately 200 ...
