Asteroid deflection strategies — are methods by which near Earth objects could be diverted, preventing potentially catastrophic impact events. A sufficiently large impact would cause massive tsunamis and/or, by placing large quantities of dust into the stratosphere blocking… … Wikipedia
Occultation — See also: Occult (disambiguation) In this July 1997 still frame captured from video, the bright star Aldebaran has just reappeared on the dark limb of the waning crescent moon in this predawn occultation. An occultation is an event that occurs… … Wikipedia
Asteroid-impact avoidance — Planetary defense redirects here. For defending against alien invasion in fiction, see alien invasion. Artist s impression of a major impact event. The collision between Earth and an asteroid a few kilometres in diameter releases as much energy… … Wikipedia
asteroid — asteroidal, adj. /as teuh royd /, n. 1. Also called minor planet. Astron. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those… … Universalium
Asteroid moon — An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid as its natural satellite. It is thought that many asteroids may possess moons, in some cases quite substantial in size. Discoveries of asteroid moons (and binary objects, in general)… … Wikipedia
Grazing occultation — An occultation is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer. A grazing occultation is a special type of lunar occultation that occurs within a mile or … Wikipedia
Grazing lunar occultation — A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon, moving along its orbital path, passes in front of a star or other celestial object, as seen by an observer (normally on the Earth). A grazing lunar occultation (also lunar grazing occultation, lunar graze … Wikipedia
Myrrha (Asteroid) — Asteroid (381) Myrrha Eigenschaften des Orbits (Simulation) Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid Große Halbachse 3,2193 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tama (Asteroid) — Asteroid (1089) Tama Eigenschaften des Orbits Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid Große Halbachse 2,2135 AE Exzentrizität 0,1280 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Meanings of asteroid names/3101–3200 — || Kenneth F. Weaver, American senior assistant editor for science of the National Geographic magazine [MPC 10311] 3108 Lyubov || 1972 QM || Lyubov Petrovna Orlova, 20th century Soviet actress [http://books.google.com/books?id=KWrB1jPCa8AC… … Wikipedia
