Friday, 14 November 2014

New Map Shows Frequency of Small Asteroid Impacts, Provides Clues on Larger Asteroid Population

This diagram maps the data gathered from 1994-2013 on small asteroids impacting Earth's atmosphere



A new map from NASA's Near Earth Object Program reveals that small asteroids frequently enter and disintegrate in Earth's atmosphere with random distribution around the globe.










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