NASA Releases Radar Images Of Halloween Asteroid As It Flew Past Earth
- 8 years ago
NASA has released new images of the asteroid that passed about 300,000 miles away from Earth on Halloween day; the spherical rocky body had some bright spots and “other complex features.”
NASA has released high-resolution radar images of the asteroid that flew by Earth on Halloween.
As one of the lead researchers describes in a press release, “The radar images of asteroid 2015 TB145 show portions of the surface not seen previously and reveal pronounced concavities, bright spots that might be boulders, and other complex features that could be ridges.”
He goes on to add that the appearance is different from photos taken the day prior, likely due a change in perspective.
These new shots were taken at 10 a.m. PDT on October 31st as the approximately 2,000-foot-wide sp
NASA has released high-resolution radar images of the asteroid that flew by Earth on Halloween.
As one of the lead researchers describes in a press release, “The radar images of asteroid 2015 TB145 show portions of the surface not seen previously and reveal pronounced concavities, bright spots that might be boulders, and other complex features that could be ridges.”
He goes on to add that the appearance is different from photos taken the day prior, likely due a change in perspective.
These new shots were taken at 10 a.m. PDT on October 31st as the approximately 2,000-foot-wide sp