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Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 HQ124 As Seen By Radiotelescopes
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 HQ124 As Seen By Radiotelescopes
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According to a recently published report, the report states NASA scientists using Earth-based radar have produced sharp views of a recently discovered asteroid as it slid silently past our planet. Captured on June 8, 2014, the new views of the object designated “2014 HQ124″ are some of the most detailed radar images of a near-Earth asteroid ever obtained.
An animation of the rotating asteroid and a collage of the images are available at:
The radar observations were led by scientists Marina Brozovic and Lance Benner of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. The JPL researchers worked closely with Michael Nolan, Patrick Taylor, Ellen Howell and Alessondra Springmann at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to plan and execute the observations.
According to Benner, 2014 HQ124 appears to be an elongated, irregular object that is at least 1,200 feet (370 meters) wide on its long axis. “This may be a double object, or ‘contact binary,’ consisting of two objects that form a single asteroid with a lobed shape,” he said. The images reveal a wealth of other features, including a puzzling pointy hill near the object’s middle, on top as seen in the images.
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