Did you know we almost had a second moon? 🌚 #shorts
In 2016, scientists spotted Kamo’oalewa ,a 40 to 100 metre object, during a planetary defence survey to discover space rocks that could possibly hit our planet.
At first, the object appeared to orbit Earth in a similar way to our Moon. But astronomers found it was actually orbiting the Sun on a very similar path to Earth. So, Kamo’oalewa was demoted from a potential new moon to a near-Earth asteroid and a quasi-satellite to Earth.
However, the asteroid’s connection to the Moon could run deeper. The object’s Earth-like orbit and Moon-like composition may indicate that it was created when a chunk of the Moon was thrown into space by an asteroid impact.
📹 ESA – European Space Agency
#ESA #Moon #InternationalMoonDay
Read the Bible for the truth.. there shall be no need for sun or moon to shine upon the earth because the lord almighty will be the everlasting light.. let's make that happen and bring the kingdom of heaven to earth and make humans a new creation restored to original glory through lord Jesus Christ.
Can we get a probe to get it into an orbit close to the moon but unaffected by its gravity because I have an idea for a mission that would eventually bring man to the second moon before 3 decades are out.
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