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A small asteroid hits Earth just hours after astronomers detect it

A small asteroid hits Earth just hours after astronomers detect it

By suresh crouchPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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A small asteroid hits Earth just hours after astronomers detect it
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A small asteroid collided safely with the Earth on March 11, causing a space explosion above the North Pole just hours after astronomers spotted it. This weekend, just hours before a meteorite plunged into Earth's atmosphere and disappeared, an astronomer spotted an asteroid.

A small asteroid was first discovered at about 7:20 GMT at Piskesteto station in Hungary by Christian Sarnecki, an astronomer at the Konkoli Observatory in Budapest. Two hours before the asteroid impact 2022 EB5, K. Sarniecki of the Piskesteto Observatory in northern Hungary first reported the discovery of a small object at the Minor Planet Center, a world-famous research center for very small sections.

NASA's Scout risk assessment system then took a small look to calculate the asteroid 2022 EB5 track. NASA's Scout system, which regularly monitors the Minor Planet Centers website to detect any potential impacts, and calculates the Fireball cycle, found that the asteroid was about to hit Earth. NASA's Scout system, which monitors any possible asteroid impact, calculated the asteroid cycle and confirmed that it would hit Earth.

A refrigerator the size of a refrigerator was detected a few hours before it crashed into Earth's atmosphere, and although it was not dangerous, it was the fifth time in history that an asteroid had been found just before it hit the Earth. The approaching asteroid recently crashed into Earth's atmosphere just hours after astronomers spotted it.

Although the Earth is often hit by asteroids, the asteroid that approaches Earth is only the fifth known astronomer before it hit Earth; the first impact ever to emerge was seen in 2008. Based on the observation of EB5 by 2022 as it approaches Earth, and based on the force measured by infrasonic detectors during a collision, it can be assumed that the EB5 by 2022 was approximately 6 1/2 feet. (2 meters) size. Asteroid 2022 EB5 was too small to be a threat to Earth, and this was the only time people could find an asteroid before it hit Earth.

Fortunately for Earth, Fireball was about 6.5 feet tall, "too small to be dangerous on Earth," a NASA statement said. On March 11, 2022, the sky hit the Earth, which was discovered by astronomers two hours earlier. A similar situation occurred last week when astronauts discovered an asteroid with a low probability of collision with Earth.

Astronomers have been able to predict where the asteroid will reach Earth's atmosphere, even though they did not see it until two hours ago. The 6.5-foot-wide asteroid crashed into Earth's atmosphere on March 11, and NASA said that because of its excellent planetary defense system, it was able to accurately predict where and when it would occur.

Two hours before the slap may seem short, but NASA asteroid experts say the Earth is constantly being hit by smaller asteroids, such as a 6.5-meter-wide asteroid. While small asteroids like the 2022 EB5 are hard to spot, NASA has said it usually strikes the Earth's atmosphere at least once every 10 months. Paul Hodas, director of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, said that asteroids like Fireball enter Earth's atmosphere almost every ten months, but it's hard to see it before it enters Earth's atmosphere.

When Scout detected that the asteroid 2022 EB5 was about to launch into space, the system notified the Center for Near-Earth Objects (CNEOS) and NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office and flagged the object on the Scout web page to notify the immediate Earth community. observation of objects. When a small star landed on Earth in northern Iceland this morning, it was the fifth star to be seen before hitting the Earth, ”Dunn wrote on Twitter, mimicking the humorous atmosphere of our planet.

Hungarian astronomer Christian Sarnecki at the Piskesteto mountain station - part of the Konkoli Observatory near Budapest - discovered a small asteroid on March 11, 2022, just two hours before it crashed into Earth's atmosphere. The same asteroid is now officially named Minor Planet 2022 EB5. It was first discovered by astronomer K. Sarnecki, who saw a tiny dot flying through his telescope, astronomer K. Sarnecki. Salt Lake City - A similar asteroid crashed into Earth's atmosphere over the Arctic Ocean on Friday after being discovered a few hours earlier.

Two hours later, in the afternoon, according to Mountain Standard Time, the same asteroid that once again invaded northern Iceland exploded with a 2-kilometer harvest. Two hours later, an approaching asteroid struck Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 39,600 miles per hour (63,700 km / h) and possibly exploded, according to EarthSky. The signal is detected by infrared surveillance stations that listen to pressure waves from nuclear weapons tests.

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