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Recent Astroid Strike in Russia [Chelyabinsk]

Recent Astroid Strike in Russia [Chelyabinsk] https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061035/Chelyabinsk-ice.jpg 1200 628 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061035/Chelyabinsk-ice.jpg

QUESTION FROM LINDA STEPP I read an article that stated the meteor struck in the lake; was this true, and can they estimate how large it was on impact?   ANSWER…

Rusty’s Planetary Defense – Deflect, Or Duck And Cover? | Part Two

Rusty’s Planetary Defense – Deflect, Or Duck And Cover? | Part Two https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/30080024/duck-and-cover.jpg 781 439 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/30080024/duck-and-cover.jpg

Alright, so just what is it that I think you need to know or should know about asteroid impacts?  Well, there are several rather distinctive, and not so obvious aspects…

If the Chelyabinsk asteroid had hit the moon, what size crater would it have created?

If the Chelyabinsk asteroid had hit the moon, what size crater would it have created? https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061107/moon-craters-cropped.jpg 1200 628 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061107/moon-craters-cropped.jpg

QUESTION FROM KARIM If this same [Chelyabinsk] asteroid had hit the moon, what size crater would it have created? ANSWER BY MARK BOSLOUGH (ADXP) Great question! Using our best estimate…

Rusty’s Planetary Defense – Chelyabinsk Warning | Part One

Rusty’s Planetary Defense – Chelyabinsk Warning | Part One https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061044/Chelyabinsk-meteor-1.jpg 1200 628 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061044/Chelyabinsk-meteor-1.jpg

It was a bright, clear morning not in any way but one different from any other mid-February morning.  The whole city beginning the long wait for the first signs of…

Is it possible not to see an asteroid?

Is it possible not to see an asteroid? https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061116/spooky-asteroid.jpg 1200 628 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061116/spooky-asteroid.jpg

QUESTION FROM ATANAS Hello, My name is Atanas Kostovski, I’m 18 years old, and I’m from Skopje, Macedonia. I study computer engineering, but I love astronomy. My question is related…