Isro plans to prepare defence against Earth-impacting Asteroid Apophis
The Morning Standard|July 04, 2024
AFTER the Moon and the Sun, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath is looking at asteroids — not just to land on them, but to prepare defences against their possible catastrophic impacts on Earth.
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Isro plans to prepare defence against Earth-impacting Asteroid Apophis

The ISRO chief is eyeing opportunities to explore/observe Asteroid 99942 Apophis — measuring 335 metres across and considered one of the most hazardous ones that could impact Earth — which is estimated to pass our planet at a dangerously close distance of less than 32,000 km on April 13, 2029.

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