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> 5 lunar distances (LD) I think this is the first time I see this distance notation. You learn something every day I guess. Now I wonder if an Asteroid passi
by p2detar 2y ago
> 5 lunar distances (LD)
I think this is the first time I see this distance notation. You learn something every day I guess.
Now I wonder if an Asteroid passing < 1LD is basically always a hit.
- hermitcrab 2y ago>I wonder if an Asteroid passing < 1LD is basically always a hit. The distance earth to moon is approx 4 x 10^8 m. If an asteroid is 10^2m across, there are an awful lot of orbits that will go between the two and not hit the earth.
- gus_massa 2y agoI agree. Here is an image with the Earth, Moon, and orbit distance to escale. https://tomroelandts.com/articles/earth-moon-system-to-scale https://tomroelandts.com/articles/earth-moon-system-to-scale