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Assessing the Vera Rubin Observatory’s Ability to Discover Asteroid Impactors before They Collide with Earth

  • Authors: Qifeng Cheng, Daniel Scolnic, Jacob A. Kurlander, Ian Chow, Maryann Benny Fernandes

Qifeng Cheng et al 2026 The Astronomical Journal 171 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 7.

Cumulative fraction of impactors discovered at least X days before impact for the subset of objects impacting on or after 2027 May 1, shown for four size bins (10–20 m, 20–50 m, 50–140 m, and >140 m).

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