What is the volcanoid asteroid?
Vulcanoids are postulated asteroid groups that can orbit in gravitational -stable areas between 0.08 and 0.21 astronomical units (lengths of the sun on Earth) from the Sun. By comparison, the planet mercury orbits the sun at a distance between 0.3 and 0.46 astronomical units.
Confirmation or degradation of the existence of volcanoids is very difficult due to sunny glare. Astronomers have been looking for volcanoids since the eclipse in 1901, but they still have to be lucky. Vulcanoids are named after Vulcan, a hypothetical planet that postulated to explain unusual movements in Mercury's orbit. These variations were later explained by Einstein's theory of general relativity, which eliminates the need for volcano. Other dynamically stable areas of the solar system, such as an asteroid belt and Kuiper belt, contain numerous asteroids, which makes a small reason to expect a vulcanoid belt to be empty. Mercury has numerous surface scars and also increases the likelihood that there are volcanoids. However, some scientists claimedI that all volcanoids have already influenced Mercury or fell into the sun. Some of the solar system models show that all volcanoids disappear more than a billion years ago, while others predict that they still exist. This matter will not be resolved until we increase our ability to observe the inner solar system, preferably by sending more robotic probes.
Like the human eye, many of the best observatories in the world contain fine optical equipment that would be burned if they were exposed directly to the sun's rays. This means that special telescopes and equipment must be used to observe the extremely light area around the sun. Recent efforts have focused on cameras mounted on sub orbital space aircraft.
The inner solar system is a relative explored. Trips with a crew to this area in the near future are excluded due to extreme heat and nodSun system inner reach. It will probably take a sophisticated probe or much better telescopes to confirm or confirm the existence of vulcanoids forever.