World Asteroid Day is observed every year on
Answer
Correct Answer : c ) 30 June
Explanation :Every year on 30 June, World Asteroid Day is celebrated across the world.
The purpose of celebrating World Asteroid Day is to raise public awareness of the threat of asteroid impact and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken on a global scale.
It is held to commemorate the anniversary of the Siberian Tunguska event that occurred on June 30, 1908, the most damaging known asteroid-related event on Earth in recent history.
In its resolution in December 2016, the United Nations declared 30 June as Asteroid Day.
Asteroid belt is generally located between Mars and Jupiter.
NASA has launched Mission Lucy to study the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter.
Hence, option (c) is correct.
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