This is a list of asteroids that have impacted Earth after discovery and orbit calculation that predicted the impact in advance. As of January 2024[update], all of the asteroids with predicted impacts were under 5 m (16 ft) in size that were discovered just hours before impact, and burned up in the atmosphere as meteors.
Asteroid designation |
Date of impact | Location of impact | Method of detection | Estimated size | Reference |
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2008 TC3 | October 7, 2008 | Nubian Desert in Sudan | visual, weather satellite, meteorite recovery | 4 m (13 ft) | [1] |
2014 AA | January 2, 2014 | Central Atlantic Ocean | infrasound | 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) | [2] |
2018 LA | June 2, 2018 | Botswana/South Africa border | visual, infrasound, meteorite recovery | 2 m (6.6 ft) | [3][4][5] |
2019 MO | June 22, 2019 | Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico | infrasound, weather satellite & radar | 4 m (13 ft) | [6] |
2022 EB5 | March 11, 2022 | Jan Mayen, northern Atlantic Ocean | visual, infrasound | 2 m (6.6 ft) | [7][8] |
2022 WJ1 | November 19, 2022 | Ontario, Canada | visual, radar | 1 m (3.3 ft) | [9][10] |
2023 CX1 | February 13, 2023 | Northwestern France | visual, meteorite recovery | 1 m (3.3 ft) | [11][12] |
2024 BX1 | January 21, 2024 | Berlin, Germany | visual, meteorite recovery | 1 m (3.3 ft) | [13][14] |
References
[edit]- ^ Shaddad, Muawia H.; et al. (October 2010). "The recovery of asteroid 2008 TC3" (PDF). Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 45 (10–11): 1557–1589. Bibcode:2010M&PS...45.1557S. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01116.x. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ Beatty, Kelly (January 2, 2014). "Small asteroid 2014 AA hits Earth". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Malik, Tariq (June 4, 2018). "A Tiny Asteroid Just Hit Earth, Sparking a Fireball Over South Africa (Video)". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Gulon, Tioga (July 3, 2018). "Asteroid 2018 LA hit the atmosphere over Botswana on June 2". News. International Meteor Organization. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ King, Bob (July 6, 2018). "First Fragment Of Shattered Asteroid Recovered In Botswana". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Geggel, Laura (June 28, 2019). "Astronomers Spotted a Car-Size Asteroid Just Hours Before Impact". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Baker, Harry (March 16, 2022). "Fridge-size asteroid detected just 2 hours before it slammed into Earth". Live Science. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Antier, Karl (March 13, 2022). "2022 EB5 : 5th predicted Earth impact!". News. International Meteor Organization. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "NASA Program Predicted Impact of Small Asteroid Over Ontario, Canada". NASA/JPL. November 22, 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "Meteorite Falls: Grimsby, Ontario". NASA Johnson Space Center Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "CNEOS Predicts Another Small Asteroid Impact, This One over Northwestern France". NASA/JPL CNEOS. February 14, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Green, Daniel W. E. (March 6, 2023). "CBET 5230 : 2023 CX_1". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. No. 5230. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Price, Kiley (January 23, 2024). "Scientists discover near-Earth asteroid hours before it exploded over Berlin". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Rea, Robert (January 31, 2024). "Meteorites from Asteroid 2024 Bx1, which just hit Earth, may be super-rare space rocks". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.