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Asteroid Education

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What Are the Most Notable Impact Craters?

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Learning Objective: Discover how ancient asteroid impact craters remain preserved despite Earth’s ever-changing climate and geological processes. Overview: Scattered across the globe are striking reminders of our planet’s violent encounters…

Why will Hera Explore an Asteroid that was Previously Impacted by DART?

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Hera is an ESA mission that will build upon the work initiated by DART, a NASA mission that successfully impacted Dimorphos, the moonlet of the double asteroid Didymos, on Sept.…

Engaging Events and Special Moments in the 2024 Edition of Asteroid Day. Check Out the Highlights!

Engaging Events and Special Moments in the 2024 Edition of Asteroid Day. Check Out the Highlights! https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/30132308/Capture-decran-2024-08-30-a-13.23.02.png 714 400 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/30132308/Capture-decran-2024-08-30-a-13.23.02.png

Discover how the world increasingly embraces Asteroid Day with each passing edition. The global community’s dedication to sharing information regarding asteroids and planetary defense played a significant role in the…

Have you ever dreamt of naming an object in the solar system? Here’s your chance!

Have you ever dreamt of naming an object in the solar system? Here’s your chance! https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/24115731/Animation_of_2004_GU9s_orbit_around_Sun.gif 560 420 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/24115731/Animation_of_2004_GU9s_orbit_around_Sun.gif

Explore your creativity in this amazing contest to name Earth’s quasi-moon. HORIZONS System, JPL, NASA The scientific podcast Radiolab, in partnership with the International Astronomical Union, launched a global naming…

LEARN – What Are Centaur Objects?

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Asteroids or Comets? Discover the strange and fascinating objects frequently found among giant planets. Learning Objective: Learn a specific class of smaller bodies found in the solar system Overview: The…