Earth’s New “Mini Moon”

An asteroid the size of a city bus is joining our orbit for the next two months. Astronomers believe this to be an actual asteroid that is getting caught in a “temporary captured flyby,” in 2020 they thought there was a mini moon but it turned out being a rocket booster from the 1966 Surveyor 2 Centaur Launch. But ATLAS which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, has confirmed this “mini moon” as an asteroid.

Sources: https://www.cnet.com/science/earths-mini-moon-is-arriving-today-what-to-know-about-our-temporary-second-moon/

Photo Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/earth-mini-moon-2024-pt5-9594224/

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