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Although it was ruled out that asteroid 2024 YR4 impacts the earth, scientists raise another scenario: their collision with the moon.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has caused expectation among the scientific community. This NASA image allows you to observe it more clearly. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
Recently, The scientific community reported the possibility that asteroid 2024 YR4 impact the land. However, It was ruled out that this rocky object represents a risk to our planetaccording to NASA information.
Through infrared observations of the NASA James Webb Space Telescopescientists estimate that 2024 YR4 measures between 53 and 67 metersa size similar to that of a 10 -story building.
“The previous estimate, between 40 and 90 meters, was obtained from visible light measurements made with terrestrial telescopes,” says NASA.
However, according to updates from the Center for Studies of Objects close to the NASA Earth, attached to the Chair December 22, 2032based on webb telescope data and other measurements.
What would be the effects of the impact of asteroid 2024 YR4 with the Moon?
Scientists explain that there is a probability of 96.2 percent of possibilities that the 2024 YR4 Do not impact the Moon. However, if it happens, This would not alter the orbit of the earth’s satellite, says NASA.
In addition, they emphasize that this asteroid will be too far and will be very weak to be observed from mid -April. However, The Webb Telescope It will visualize it again at the end of this month or early May.
On the other hand, international media reported that, if 2024 YR4 impacts the moon, this would represent an exceptional opportunity for science, since it would be the first time that the formation of a lunar crater could be observed in real time by moving crater by cutting -edge technology.
As a result, some astrophysicians expect with interest that, in case the lunar impact occurs, the creation of a crater with an “unprecedented clarity” can be studied.