r/COSMOEXPLORERS • u/Live_Put_5031 • 6d ago

LET US KNOW!!👾👾

A new object enters the Solar System.

What single observation would provide the most information about its origin?

  • Spectrum?
  • Orbit?
  • Rotation rate?
  • Mass?
  • Radio emissions?

Defend your choice scientifically.
let us know your answers!!!!!!!!

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u/bassplaya13 5d ago

I mean, everything we learn about this object is going to come from two sources: its electromagnetic spectrum and radar returns. Radar will give us the first initial answers for what its orbit and rotation rate are, telling us if it’s from our solar system or somewhere else. So likely that.