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5 unusual facts about Near-Earth object


Near miss

Near-Earth object, an asteroid or meteorite that barely misses the earth or another body

Near-Earth object

On August 10, 1972 a meteor that became known as 1972 Great Daylight Fireball was witnessed by many people moving north over the Rocky Mountains from the U.S. Southwest to Canada.

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On August 13, 1930 the area near Curuçá River at latitude 5° S and longitude 71.5° W experienced a meteoric air burst, also known as the "Brazilian Tunguska event".

Near-Earth orbit

Near-Earth object orbits, Solar orbits that bring things in those orbits near the orbit of the Earth

Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale

The Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale is a logarithmic scale used by astronomers to rate the potential hazard of impact of a near-earth object (NEO).


3199 Nefertiti

3199 Nefertiti (1982 RA) is a near-Earth Amor asteroid discovered on September 13, 1982 by husband and wife team Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar.

96189 Pygmalion

96189 Pygmalion (provisional designation: 1991 NT3) is an Amor-type near-Earth minor planet.

Reedy Creek Observatory

Reedy Creek Observatory is the location for observations of Near-Earth objects by John Broughton, an Australian astronomer.


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