Webb Detects 138 Decameter Asteroids in Main Belt

These asteroids are as small as 10 m across, making them the smallest asteroids ever observed in the main asteroid belt. The post Webb Detects 138 Decameter Asteroids in Main Belt appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Dec 9, 2024 - 15:00
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Webb Detects 138 Decameter Asteroids in Main Belt
An artist’s illustration of Webb revealing, in the infrared, a population of main-belt decameter asteroids. Image credit: Ella Maru / Julien de Wit.

These asteroids are as small as 10 m across, making them the smallest asteroids ever observed in the main asteroid belt.

The post Webb Detects 138 Decameter Asteroids in Main Belt appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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