Preimpact Detection of Chelyabinsk-Type Objects in the Thermal Infrared: Possibilities and Limitations

The Chelyabinsk meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 February 2013, producing a shock wave that injured about 1500 people and damaged thousands of buildings. Despite its relatively large size (∼20 m), the progenitor asteroid approached Earth undetected. Its apparent radiant was too close to the S...

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Main Authors: Thomas Müller, Luca Conversi, Javier Licandro, Marco Delbo, Alan Fitzsimmons, Karri Muinonen, Marcel Popescu, Paolo Tanga, Richard Moissl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Advances in Astronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/aa/3207732
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