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'''2002 EB5''' was an [[asteroid]] that struck [[Planet Earth]] mere hours after it was first detected, on March 11, 2022.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/> The discovery was made by astronmer [[Krisztián Sárneczk]] of [[Budapest]]'s [[Konkoly Observatory]].
'''2002 EB5''' was an [[asteroid]] that struck [[Planet Earth]] mere hours after it was first detected, on March 11, 2022.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/> The discovery was made by astronmer [[Krisztián Sárneczk]] of [[Budapest]]'s [[Konkoly Observatory]].


If it did not burn up on entry it would have struck in the [[Norwegian Sea]], near [[Iceland]].<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/>  
Infrasound detectors confirmed it struck in the [[Norwegian Sea]], and did not burn up in the atmosphere.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/>  


It was estimated to be only 2-3 metres in diameter.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/>   
It was estimated to be only 2-3 metres in diameter.<ref name=scinews2022-03-16/>   

Revision as of 23:20, 22 March 2022

2002 EB5 was an asteroid that struck Planet Earth mere hours after it was first detected, on March 11, 2022.[1] The discovery was made by astronmer Krisztián Sárneczk of Budapest's Konkoly Observatory.

Infrasound detectors confirmed it struck in the Norwegian Sea, and did not burn up in the atmosphere.[1]

It was estimated to be only 2-3 metres in diameter.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Small Asteroid Disintegrates over Norwegian Sea, Sci-news, 2022-03-16. Retrieved on 2022-03-22. “Krisztián Sárneczky, an astronomer at Konkoly Observatory’s Piszkéstető Station in Budapest, Hungary, reported the observation of a fast moving object to the Minor Planet Center on March 11, 2022.”