Satellite beacon mission suggested for asteroid Apophis
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 09:02
in Astronomy & Space
According to a Russian news story, a report just released by the Russian Academy of Sciences suggests sending a satellite with a radio beacon to asteroid 99942 Apophis for better determining its trajectory and finding out how big of a threat it might be to Earth in passes the asteroid will make in 2036 and 2068.
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