Data from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has led to revisions in the estimated population of near-Earth asteroids. The most accurate survey to date has allowed new estimates of the total numbers of objects in different size categories.
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Title: WISE Revises Numbers of Asteroids Near Earth
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2011-09-29
Rights: JPL
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