There may be more moon-born asteroids near Earth than
we thought
Image courtesy of ESA/P.Carril
Joel Kontinen
What do we say about a mini moon for some two months that
followed Earth for about 2 months? Some
scientist say that it appears to have originated from the moon.
This is just Darwinian storytelling.
“The asteroid, called 2024 PT5, is about 10 metres
wide. Spotted in August, it was later snared by Earth’s gravitational
pull, becoming a second
moon of
our planet, referred to as a mini-moon. It was visible between September and
November.”
Source:
Jonathan
O’Callaghan
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