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Planetary Radio • Feb 11, 2013
2012 DA14--Coming Soon to a Planet Near You!
On This Episode
Amy Mainzer
Professor in the Lunar and Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona, Principal Investigator for the NEOWISE mission, and leads the NEO Surveyor project
Timothy Spahr
NEO Sciences LLP CEO and Shoemaker NEO Selection Committee Chair
Lindley Johnson
Planetary Defense Officer for NASA
Edward Beshore
OSIRIS REx Deputy Principal Investigator for University of Arizona, Tucson
The 45-meter Near Earth Asteroid flies by on February 15. In a recent media briefing, NASA assembled asteroid experts to discuss it and others of its threatening kind. Bill Nye adds his comments about the big space rock, while Bruce Betts provides 2012 DA14 Random Space Facts. Emily Lakdawalla is looking down on Earth through Landsat, and back at the Galileo mission to Jupiter.NOTE THE LINK TO THE NEW WHAT'S UP! CONTEST ENTRY FORM BELOW.
Related Links
- Guide to Asteroid 2012 DA14 Super Close Approach
- NASA 2012 DA14 Media Briefing
- Emily's Guide to the LandsatLook Viewer
- The Galileo Mission Messengers Newsletters
Trivia Contest
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This week's question:
Hey, listeners! According to La Sagra Observatory's Jaime Nomen, where was the discoverer of 2012 DA14 when the discovery was made?
To submit your answer:
Complete the contest entry form at http:planetary.org/radiocontest no later than Monday, February 18, at 2pm Pacific Time.
Last week's question:
In Earth years, how long is a Sedna year?
Answer:
The answer will be revealed next week.
Question from the week before:
What is the largest known Near Earth Asteroid? (Defined as those that come within 1.3 AU of the Sun.)
Answer:
Asteroid 1036 Ganymed is 32 kilometers in diameter.