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Asteroid 2018 LA
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Caption:
These are the discovery observations of asteroid 2018 LA from the Catalina Sky Survey, taken June 2, 2018. About eight hours after these images were taken, the asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere (about 9:44 a.m. PDT, 12:44 p.m. EDT, 16:44 UTC, 6:44 p.m. local Botswana time), and disintegrated in the upper atmosphere near Botswana, Africa.
Background Info:
More information about asteroids and near-Earth objects is available at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | 2018 LA | |
| System | Near Earth Objects | |
| Target Type | Asteroid | |
| Mission | Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) | |
| Instrument Host | Steward Observatory | |
| Host Type | Ground-Based Observatory | |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2018-06-03 | |
| Date in Caption | 2018-06-02 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/CSS-Univ. of Arizona | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22468 | |
| Identifier | PIA22468 | |
