The Earth will lose a mini-moon – scientists revealed the details — Interesting
Scientists suggest that the object, called 2024 PT5, probably formed as a result of the collision of another asteroid with the Moon.
An asteroid that has been orbiting Earth for the past two months may be a fragment of our natural satellite. Scientists suggest that the object, called 2024 PT5, probably formed as a result of a collision of another asteroid with the moon, which resulted in the formation of a crater.
The Associated Press reported in more detail.
This asteroid, called a “minimoon”, will leave the Earth's orbit on November 25, 2024 and will come under the influence of the Sun's gravity, being at a distance of 3.5 million kilometers from our planet. In January 2025, it will approach Earth again, this time at 1.8 million kilometers, but will remain at a safe distance,…
