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September was an interesting month for asteroids. An object over 3 km wide passed by Earth, rovers were deployed on the surface of an asteroid between Earth and Mars for the first time and an eleven-year mission to the asteroid belt coming to an end.
On September 1, an asteroid known as Florence passed through the Earth at a distance of about 4.4 million kilometers. What is not so close is about 18 times the distance of the moon. However, it is the largest asteroid to have this proximity since NASA began tracking objects close to Earth. Measuring about 2.7 miles across, I think it's a good idea to keep track of it. An asteroid of this size and proximity is an excellent opportunity to learn and study.
September 21stst The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 became the first in history to deploy two rovers on the surface of an asteroid. The two rovers the size of a frying pan moved around an asteroid, named Ryugu, and returned images to Earth. They move by hopping from one place to another. Each rover can jump and stay about 15 minutes before going down to a new location up to 49 feet. The data they collect can help to better understand the beginnings of the solar system.
Also this month, it looks like Dawn's journey is coming to an end. After visiting the two largest objects in the main asteroid belt, the NASA Dawn spacecraft is about to run out of fuel. When he does, he will orbit Ceres and remain there as a monument to the fulfillment of his mission. It lasted three years longer than expected and taught us a lot about the formation of our solar system. Technically, it has not run out of fuel yet, but it will arrive sometime later this year.
You can watch a video on this amazing mission here.
Cosmic Connections
In the coming month, we will have several objects that will pass through the Earth. Some of them will pass much closer than Florence, but none of them is near this size.
New asteroids for the month of SeptemberKander10 Designs
To learn more about Near Earth objects, please visit our NASA friends.
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September was an interesting month for asteroids. An object over 3 km wide passed by Earth, rovers were deployed on the surface of an asteroid between Earth and Mars for the first time and an eleven-year mission to the asteroid belt coming to an end.
On September 1, an asteroid known as Florence passed through the Earth at a distance of about 4.4 million kilometers. What is not so close is about 18 times the distance of the moon. However, it is the largest asteroid to have this proximity since NASA began tracking objects close to Earth. Measuring about 2.7 miles across, I think it's a good idea to keep track of it. An asteroid so big and so close is a great opportunity to learn and study.
September 21stst The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 became the first in history to deploy two rovers on the surface of an asteroid. The two rovers the size of a frying pan moved around an asteroid named Ryugu and returned images to Earth. They move by hopping from one place to another. Each rover can jump and stay about 15 minutes before going down to a new location up to 49 feet. The data collected can give insight into the beginnings of the solar system.
Also this month, it looks like Dawn's journey is coming to an end. After visiting the two largest objects in the main asteroid belt, the NASA Dawn spacecraft is about to run out of fuel. When he does, he will orbit Ceres and remain there as a monument to the fulfillment of his mission. It lasted three years longer than planned and taught us many lessons about the formation of our solar system. Technically, it has not run out of fuel yet, but it will arrive sometime later this year.
You can watch a video on this amazing mission here.
Cosmic Connections
In the coming month, we will have several objects that will pass through the Earth. Some of them will pass much closer than Florence but none of them is as close to this size.
New asteroids for the month of SeptemberKander10 Designs
To learn more about Near Earth objects, please visit our friends at NASA.
