PEOPLE’S MIND – According to tracker asteroid NASA, a asteroid a large one about 330 meters long is heading towards Earth in early December.
Dubbed 4660 Nereus, or 1982 DB, asteroid This vaguely egg-shaped shape has a size that makes it taller than the Eiffel Tower and almost twice as tall as the Washington Monument.
according to NASA, asteroid will pass the planet Earth on December 11 at a distance of about 3.9 million kilometers and at a speed of 6,578 km/s.
In comparison, the distance between the earth and the moon is much smaller than that at about 385,000 km.
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Thus, although it is classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) due to its size and proximity to Earth, it does not appear to pose a threat to the planet.
The reason is, because of the impact of asteroid that big can be devastating.
But what makes Nereus stand out among asteroid another is not its size or its likelihood of causing a planetary impact, but rather its potential to be explored.
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As asteroid Apollo class, Nereus’ orbit often places it close to Earth.
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