Late Discoveries

[PMSchu]

Spotting these things after close approach is a fairly common occurrence, unfortunately. Anything coming from the sunward direction is naturally hard to spot. It usually misses & we can spot it, or it will never pass us again. If an asteroid explodes over the Pacific, does it make a sound? Sure does & sometimes our detectors can hear it.

The amazing ones are those that skip off the atmosphere & continue on.

Thanks for the web link BMD. It doesn't like the way I have MS Edge set up.

Phil S.