VLBA Sees Diffraction Patterns Caused by Asteroid

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Credit: B. Saxton NRAO/AUI/NSF

Radio waves from a distant galaxy were blocked from view by an asteroid in our Solar System. However, in a process called diffraction, waves bent around the asteroid and interacted to form a pattern of bright and dark circles. Astronomers analyzed this pattern to learn new details about the asteroid\'s. size, shape, and orbit.

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VLBA • Asteroid Diffraction
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Sky Phenomenon > Eclipse > Occultation
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VLBA, Asteroid Diffraction
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B. Saxton NRAO/AUI/NSF
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https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=11741
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520 Edgemont Road
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Charlottesville
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Virginia
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22903
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USA
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2018-10-04T11:29:59-04:00
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