House-Sized Near Earth Objects Rarer Than We Thought
Observations with the Blanco Telescope (left) determined the number of house-sized objects in near-Earth orbit. Objects in this size range are responsible for Chelyabinsk-like bolide events (right).
Credit:left – T. Abbott & NOAO/AURA/NSF; right – A. Alishevskikh).
About the Image
Id: | noao1704a |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | Aug. 30, 2017 |
Related releases: | noao1704 |
Size: | 1625 x 600 px |
About the Object
Name: | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope |
Category: | Solar System |