2023-09-29 13:29:23
[SAPOD]Today’s “Space Image”. We introduce characteristic images introduced by sorae in the past, attractive images released by space agencies of various countries, and images submitted by space astronomy fans and experts. (There is a link to the original article at the end of the article) (Source: sorae space portal site) SourceImage Credit: Addy Graham/University of Arizonasorae – Earth’s quasi-satellite “Kamo-oarewa” may be a piece of the moon Earth’s natural satellite Although it is generally said that the moon is only a moon, some small asteroids have been found that became Earth’s “second moon” for a short period of time. The first image is an “imaginary drawing depicting the asteroid “Kamooarewa” moving near the Earth and the moon” that sorae introduced in an article on November 16, 2021. The asteroid “Kamo`oalewa” (469219 Kamo`oalewa) is one of the “close-to-Earth objects” that orbit close to the Earth, and is also known as a “quasi-satellite” that appears to be orbiting the Earth. Masu. Kamooarewa is considered to have the most stable orbit among the quasi-satellites, and its period of being a quasi-satellite is estimated to be approximately 300 years. The original article introduces research results that show that the asteroid Kamooarewa may be a piece of Earth’s moon. We also report that Earth’s new quasi-satellite “2023 FW13” was discovered in April 2023, so please refer to that as well.Reference link: Earth’s satellites other than the moon (Wikipedia) Read the original article
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