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October 12, 2011 11:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Z4aopU4bKDM/Near-Earth-Asteroid-Discovered-Via-Crowdsourcing
Near-Earth Asteroid Discovered Via Crowdsourcing
astroengine writes "The ESA's Space Situational Awareness (SSA) program has scored its first hit. Although SSA astronomers have detected asteroids before, this is the first time that a near-Earth object (NEO) has been spotted by the group of volunteers who analyze automated data from the 1-meter ESA Optical Ground Station telescope on Tenerife. Although details are scant, asteroid 2011 SF108's orbit takes it to a closest approach of 30 million kilometers (19 million miles, or roughly 100 times the average Earth-moon distance) from Earth — a distance considered 'safe.'"
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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Z4aopU4bKDM/Near-Earth-Asteroid-Discovered-Via-Crowdsourcing
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