Giant Asteroid 433 Eros Flyby Earth 31 Jan 2012

Giant Asteroid 433 Eros Flyby Earth 31 Jan 2012

433 Eros is a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) discovered in 1898 by Carl Gustav Witt (29 Oct 1866 - 3 Jan 1946), and the first asteroid to be orbited by a probe in 2000. It is an S-type asteroid approximately 34.4×11.2×11.2 km in size, the second-largest NEA after 1036 Ganymed, and belongs to the Amor group.

Eros is a Mars-crosser asteroid, the first known to come within the orbit of Mars. Objects in such an orbit can remain there for only a few hundred million years before the orbit is perturbed by gravitational interactions. Dynamical integrations suggest that Eros may evolve into an Earth-crosser within as short an interval as 2 million years, and has a roughly 50% chance of doing so over a time scale of 108--109 years. It is a potential Earth impactor, believed to be larger than the impactor that created the Chicxulub Crater that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

The NEAR Shoemaker probe visited Eros twice, first with a 1998 flyby, and then by orbiting it in 2000 when it extensively photographed its surface. On February 12, 2001, at the end of its mission, it landed on the asteroid's surface using its maneuvering jets.

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[Lazyier123]

Songs name please? The start touched my heart

[KurdstanPlanetarium]

@Lazyier123 Music: Time Between us by Ryan Farish

glad you enjoy it:)

[kidlou]

did paul begley and his follower's crap their pants? lmao

[juniorkitty11]

@KurdstanPlanetarium np,ok thanks i will check that out..peace

[KurdstanPlanetarium]

@juniorkitty11 then that is Asteroid Apophis for sure, thanx for clarifying it...you can enjoy my video about Asteroid 99942 Apophis Close Encounter with Earth Friday the 13th 2029 in my channel, for details about it and animation of it...

[juniorkitty11]

@KurdstanPlanetarium yeah thats it..2036 ok..i have been all over the place researching..but havent gotten back to asteroids lol theres so much..

[KurdstanPlanetarium]

@juniorkitty11 I am sure you mean Apophis since it comes pass close by Eath as I said on 13 April 2029. and agian in 2036 ...but try to research it if any Asteroid else comes that close in the year 2030, hope you have the year right, please check it again, as I am sure you talking about Apophis !!

[juniorkitty11]

@KurdstanPlanetarium ok.i couldnt rem the name of it..but there is talk of one in 2030 something as well isnt there.! thanks for the vid..very interesting

[KurdstanPlanetarium]

@juniorkitty11 I think you mean Asteroid Apophis, that comes too close on friday the 13th 2029 at distance of 38000 Km, closer that our Communication satellites...but don't worry its hope to pass safely.. its about 270 m in diameter, not big compared to Eros but big to make local destructions...I have the Apophis video too, if you want you can see it for yourself in my channel video !

[KurdstanPlanetarium]

@7propitious you welcome...glad you found it out useful