The giant asteroid has flown very close to the earth. This asteroid named 2001 FO 32 crossed the Earth from a safe distance at 10 pm Bangladesh time on Sunday 21st March. The asteroid will return to Earth in 2052, scientists said.
According to NASA, when the asteroid came closest to Earth, its distance from Earth was 2 million kilometers. At a length of about 680 meters (3200 feet), the speed of this asteroid was 1 lakh 24 thousand kilometers. Its speed is the highest among asteroids approaching Earth. The asteroid revolves around the sun once in 801 days.
In 2001, researchers at the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research Program in Socoro discovered the asteroid for the first time in space. The researchers hope to be able to analyze the structure and material of the asteroid by analyzing the light reflected or radiated from the surface.
The asteroid came so close to Earth that there was no cause for concern. However, a lot of unknown information has been found about space. Scientists hope that a lot of information will be known by analyzing them.
It is a perfectly rocky asteroid. Such asteroids originated shortly after birth in the solar system. So when such asteroids come close, it is possible to know many unknown histories of the birth of the solar system with their help.
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