PHO's and other Near Earth Objects

[Sandhi Yudha]

This thread is about Potentially Hazardous Objects and other Near Earth Objects.

The asteroid 99942 Apophis for example is a near-Earth asteroid and will “just miss” our planet when it passes in 2029.

The asteroid is expected to come within 20.000 miles of our planet’s surface – roughly one-tenth of the distance from Earth to the Moon. That means it will come close to the orbit that many satellites follow.

A massive asteroid will 'just miss' Earth in 2029, astronomers say

An asteroid known as 99942 Apophis will "just miss" Earth when its orbit brings it close to our planet in 2029.

bgr.com

 

[Larry_L]

This thread is about Potentially Hazardous Objects and other Near Earth Objects.

The asteroid 99942 Apophis for example is a near-Earth asteroid and will “just miss” our planet when it passes in 2029.

The asteroid is expected to come within 20.000 miles of our planet’s surface – roughly one-tenth of the distance from Earth to the Moon. That means it will come close to the orbit that many satellites follow.

A massive asteroid will 'just miss' Earth in 2029, astronomers say

An asteroid known as 99942 Apophis will "just miss" Earth when its orbit brings it close to our planet in 2029.

bgr.com

Maybe that will sweep up some of the "Space Junk" that has accumulated over the last 60 years.

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