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What are earth crossing asteroids and how do we monitor them

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Earth-crossing asteroid, asteroid whose path around the Sun crosses Earth's orbit. Two groups of such asteroids—Aten and Apollo asteroids—are distinguished by the size of their orbits and how closely they approach the Sun.

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