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Rubin Observatory logs 11,000 new asteroids before its main survey even begins
Using early survey data collected before the start of its flagship sky-mapping campaign, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has already added 11,000 newly identified asteroids to the Solar System inventory.
Key Takeaways
- Rubin Observatory identified 11,000 new asteroids before the start of its main LSST campaign.
- The early dataset also included 33 previously unknown near-Earth objects, none threatening Earth.
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