
Asteroids are the largest minor bodies in the Solar System. Nowadays they are in the research focus due to several facts about them: first, a subclass of asteroids can collide with Earth, and consequences of such a collision are dramatic. Second, they are now seen as source of materials that are becoming scarce on Earth, and they will be needed in future space constructions anyway. Third, they are holding clues about the origin and evolution of the Solar System. In this article, a short overview of current knowledge about asteroids is presented. Last, but not least, as several Croatian scientists were recently honored by naming an asteroid after them, a short overview of the naming process is given.
Asteroidi su najveća mala tijela Sunčeva sustava. Danas se intenzivno proučavaju iz nekoliko razloga. Kao prvo, neki asteroidi (tzv. NEA podvrsta) mogu se sudariti sa Zemljom, a posljedice takva sudara bile bi katastrofalne. Drugo, na njih se gleda kao na potencijalni izvor materijala koji na Zemlji postaju rijetki, a koji će ionako biti potrebni za svemirske konstrukcije budućnosti. I treće, oni čuvaju tajne postanka Sunčeva sustava i njegove evolucije do danas. Na kraju, kako je nekoliko hrvatskih znanstvenika nedavno počašćeno nazivanjem asteroida po njima, dan je i kratak opis postupka imenovanja i popis asteroida čija su imena povezana s našom zemljom i njezinim ljudima.
asteroids, QE1-996.5, Mining engineering. Metallurgy, rudarenje asteroida, TN1-997, Geology, asteroidi, Solar System, mining the asteroids, Sunčev sustav
asteroids, QE1-996.5, Mining engineering. Metallurgy, rudarenje asteroida, TN1-997, Geology, asteroidi, Solar System, mining the asteroids, Sunčev sustav
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