![]() That’s comparable in size to the one that killed the dinosaurs-definitely big enough to cause a mass extinction! I was excited to learn that, based on its albedo (brightness), it’s probably about 6-10 kilometers in diameter. The first thing I did was try to figure out whether 4942 Munroe was big enough to pose a threat to Earth. ![]() I spent all weekend telling everyone who wanted to listen (and probably some who didn’t) about the asteroid. They submitted my name for asteroid (4942) 1987 DU6, and it was subsequently renamed 4942 Munroe. ![]() There’s an asteroid named after me!Īmazing xkcd readers Lewis Hulbert and Jordan Zhu noticed that the International Astronomical Union-the organization in charge of official astronomical naming-was taking suggestions for what to name small Solar System objects. ![]()
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