Artist’s Impression of Asteroid 1999 KW4
The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as it flew by Earth on 25 May. While this double asteroid was not itself a threatening object, scientists used the opportunity to rehearse the response to a hazardous Near-Earth Object (NEO), proving that ESO’s front-line technology could be critical in planetary defence.
This artist’s impression shows both components of the double asteroid 1999 KW4 tumbling through space during its Earth fly-by.
Припис:ESO/M. Kornmesser
Про відео
ID: | eso1910b |
Дата релізу [date]: | 03 червня 2019 р. 12:00 |
Пов'язані релізи: | eso1910 |
Тривалість: | 28 s |
Frame rate: | 25 fps |
Про об’єкт
Назва: | Asteroid |
Тип: | Unspecified : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid |
Категорія: | Solar System |