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15 декабря 2014 13:11
Kazakhstan needs asteroid observation stations: astrophysicist
Kazakhstan needs stations capable of detecting dangerous asteroids, said Victor Teifel, head of the Physics of the Moon and Planets Laboratory of Vasyl Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute, Tengrinews reports.
He explained that Kazakhstan is located in a "blind" zone between the United States and Europe. There are no stations capable of rapidly detecting asteroids at this latitude. The same goes for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
"Hundreds of stations are needed around the world. Our observatory can be equipped with special telescopes, too. We need automated systems that detect moving objects," Teifel said.
The scientist reminded that Russian experts had discovered a new asteroid - 2014 UR116 - which poses a danger to our planet. Preliminary data suggest that the trajectory of the celestial body intersects the orbit of the Earth.
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