The awaited asteroid- 2022 EB5
The awaited asteroid- 2022 EB5 https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/28184459/220316063040-asteroid-earth-intersect-exlarge-169.jpeg 780 438 Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/28184459/220316063040-asteroid-earth-intersect-exlarge-169.jpeg
A few hours before asteroid 2022 EB5 hit Earth on March 11, astronomers were already waiting for it. This is the fifth time an asteroid has been observed before entering our atmosphere.
First seen by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky, the asteroid fell into an atmospheric region above the Norwegian Sea before disintegrating.
The astronomer had reported the object to the Minor Planet Center, which published the data in hopes that further observations would confirm the astronomer’s suspicion that the asteroid was on a collision course.
Then NASA’s Scout System performed measurements to calculate its trajectory and confirmed that the space stone was on its way here. There was little time to determine the possible impact sites, which stretched from western Greenland to the coast of Norway.
The tracking of this asteroid served as a real rehearsal for the planetary defense community to apply its actions and strategies.
Find out more:
Fifth asteroid ever discovered before impact
https://www.esa.int/Safety_Security/Planetary_Defence/Fifth_asteroid_ever_discovered_before_impact
How a Tiny Asteroid Strike May Save Earthlings From City-Killing Space Rocks (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/21/science/nasa-asteroid-strike.html
Asteroid discovered hours before Earth impact (Earth Sky)
https://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-discovered-hours-before-earth-impact-eb5/
NASA Predicts Impact of Small Asteroid 2022 EB5 was too small to pose a hazard to Earth (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujTcZB_jmI
