Coordinated use of modeling and in-situ radar data can advance our understanding of the internal structure of rubble pile asteroids, essential for planetary defense and planetary science. On April 13, 2029, asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass within 32,000 km of Earth, closer than geostationary orbit. A potential Caltech-led mission could escort Apophis through this encounter, observe its...
PDC2025
Stellenbosch, Cape town, South Africa
Conference Topic: NEO Characterization (or Public Education and Communication)
Towards angular and rotation tracking of Apophis with Meade telescope in 2029: Citizen science tracking ISS and presenting on public education site
Aron Wolf Siegel(1), Hugo de Jong(2), and Nahum Melamed(3)
(1)Innofacer, Turfschip 328, 1186XZ Amstelveen, the...