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Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis
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During the asteroid Apophis' flyby of Earth in 2029, the European Ramses probe will make a close approach. It will carefully study its size, shape, composition, and trajectory, among other things, and will contribute to planetary defense efforts. The article "How Will the Ramses Probe Explore the Asteroid Apophis?" comes from the website Wszystko co mojego.
Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis
00:01:33 Friday the 13th of April 2029 will be our lucky day.Apophis, a 375-metre-wide asteroid, will safely pass Earth at a distance of less than 32 000 kilometres. For a few hours, Apophis will be closer than satellites in geostationary orbit and visible to the naked eye from Europe and Africa.Space agencies have sent a number of spacecraft to asteroids, but we have never had a mission at an asteroid as it sweeps past a planet. This grand …
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