The near-Earth asteroid population from two decades of observations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.008
Abstract: Abstract Determining the size and orbital distribution of the population of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is the focus of intense research, with the most recent models converging to a population of approximately 1000 NEAs larger than… read more here.
Keywords: two decades; population two; earth asteroid; near earth ... See more keywords
Arecibo and Goldstone radar images of near-Earth Asteroid (469896) 2005 WC1
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.08.028
Abstract: Abstract We report radar observations of near-Earth asteroid (469896) 2005 WC1 that were obtained at Arecibo (2380 MHz, 13 cm) and Goldstone (8560 MHz, 3.5 cm) on 2005 December 14–15 during the asteroid's approach within 0.020 au The asteroid… read more here.
Keywords: earth asteroid; asteroid 469896; radar; 2005 wc1 ... See more keywords