Radar Image of Asteroid 2020 NK1 (IMAGE)

University of Central Florida

Radar Image of Asteroid 2020 NK1

Caption

Radar range-Doppler image of 2020 NK1 reveals an elongated asteroid approximately 1 km (0.6 mi) along the longest axis. The image resolution in the vertical dimension is 100 ft (30 m) per pixel. It looks a lot like a bowling pin.

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Arecibo Observatory

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