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Vesta
Second largest object in the asteroid belt; source of HED meteorites.
Hayabusa2
Japanese space mission that successfully returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu.
Barringer Crater
Best-preserved meteorite crater on Earth, located in Arizona.
1998 OR2
Large near-Earth asteroid that passed safely by in 2020.
Chicxulub Impactor
Caused the mass extinction event including the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
Ryugu
Near-Earth asteroid visited by Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2.
3200 Phaethon
Asteroid responsible for the Geminid meteor shower, and unusual because its orbit brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid.
Bennu
Near-Earth asteroid; target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample-return mission.
Gibeon Meteorite
Iron meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in Namibia; used by indigenous people for tools.
Hoba
Largest known meteorite that has been found on Earth.
Apophis
Near-Earth asteroid that will closely pass Earth on April 13, 2029.
Tunguska Event
Mysterious explosion in Siberia in 1908, believed to be caused by an airburst of a comet or asteroid.
Ensisheim Meteorite
Oldest preserved meteorite in Europe, fell in 1492 in France.
Psyche
Asteroid made of metal; target of a NASA space mission.
Ceres
Largest asteroid in the asteroid belt; dwarf planet status.
Halley's Comet
Most famous periodic comet, visible from Earth every 75 to 76 years.
Pallas
Third-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt; characterized by a heavily cratered surface.
433 Eros
First asteroid orbited by a spacecraft (NEAR Shoemaker); second-largest near-Earth asteroid.
Hygiea
Fourth-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt; may qualify as a dwarf planet.
162173 Ryugu
Target of the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission; a C-type asteroid with a rotation period around 7.6 hours.
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