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'''2002 EB5''' was an [[asteroid]] that struck [[Planet Earth]] mere hours after it was first detected, on March 11, 2022.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/> The discovery was made by astronmer [[Krisztián Sárneczk]] of [[Budapest]]'s [[Konkoly Observatory]]. | '''2002 EB5''' was an [[asteroid]] that struck [[Planet Earth]] mere hours after it was first detected, on March 11, 2022.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/> The discovery was made by astronmer [[Krisztián Sárneczk]] of [[Budapest]]'s [[Konkoly Observatory]]. | ||
Infrasound detectors confirmed it struck in the [[Norwegian Sea]], and did not burn up in the atmosphere.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/> | |||
It was estimated to be only 2-3 metres in diameter.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/> | It was estimated to be only 2-3 metres in diameter.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/> | ||
Revision as of 22:20, 22 March 2022
2002 EB5 was an asteroid that struck Planet Earth mere hours after it was first detected, on March 11, 2022.[1] The discovery was made by astronmer Krisztián Sárneczk of Budapest's Konkoly Observatory.
Infrasound detectors confirmed it struck in the Norwegian Sea, and did not burn up in the atmosphere.[1]
It was estimated to be only 2-3 metres in diameter.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Small Asteroid Disintegrates over Norwegian Sea, Sci-news, 2022-03-16. Retrieved on 2022-03-22. “Krisztián Sárneczky, an astronomer at Konkoly Observatory’s Piszkéstető Station in Budapest, Hungary, reported the observation of a fast moving object to the Minor Planet Center on March 11, 2022.”