Earth-crosser asteroid facts for kids
An Earth-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses Earth's orbit.
Images for kids
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Diagram showing different asteroid paths. The yellow band marks the Earth's orbit; the red line marks the asteroid's path. Outer-grazer(†): middle, bottom Crosser: right, bottom
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Flyby of the near-Earth asteroid 2004 FH in March 2004. The other object that flashes by is an artificial satellite. Images were by Stefano Sposetti and composite by Raoul Behrend of Geneva Observatory
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In Spanish: Anexo:Asteroides que cruzan la órbita de la Tierra para niños
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