The mysterious case of asteroid Oljato's magnetic disturbance
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 17:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—Back in the 1980s, the arrival of asteroid 2201 Oljato inside the orbit of Venus heralded a flurry of magnetic activity. Now, results from ESA's Venus Express spacecraft suggest that Oljato has lost its magnetic mojo. Dr Christopher Russell will present an explanation for Oljato's strange behaviour at the European Planetary Science Congress in Madrid on Tuesday 25th September.