A Mars-crossing asteroid (MCA, also Mars-crosser, MC) is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars.
Some Mars-crossers numbered below 100000 are listed here.
They include the two numbered Mars trojans 5261 Eureka and .
Many databases, for instance the JPL Small-Body Database (JPL SBDB), only list asteroids with a perihelion greater than 1.3 AU as Mars-crossers.
An asteroid with a perihelion less than this is classed as a near-Earth object even though it is crossing the orbit of Mars as well as crossing (or coming near to) that of Earth.
Nevertheless, these objects are listed on this page.
A grazer is an object with a perihelion below the aphelion of Mars (1.67 AU) but above the Martian perihelion (1.38 AU)."
Mars crosser", Encyclopædia Britannica, (2009), retrieved online May 3, 2009.
The JPL SBDB lists 13,500 Mars-crossing asteroids.
Only 18 MCAs are brighter than absolute magnitude (H) 12.5, which typically makes these asteroids with H<12.5 more than 13 km in diameter depending on the albedo.
The smallest known MCAs have an absolute magnitude (H) of around 24 and are typically less than 100 meters in diameter.
There are over 21,600 known Mars-crossers of which only 5751 have received a MPC number.
Earth having more gravity and surface area than Mars attracts more impactors than Mars.
Earth is impacted about 20 times more than the Moon,NASA's Moon Data Sheds Light on Earth’s Asteroid Impact History and Mars only gets impacted about 3 to 5 times more than the Moon.How often does Mars get whacked?
Co-orbital
(leading cloud):
(trailing cloud):
5261 Eureka—the only named Mars trojan
Candidates
Inner grazers
1951 Lick
4947 Ninkasi
(10302) 1989 ML
15817 Lucianotesi
(52381) 1993 HA
52387 Huitzilopochtli
(85236) 1993 KH
Inner grazers that are also [[Earth-crosser asteroid|Earth-crossers or grazers]]
1620 Geographos
1865 Cerberus
2063 Bacchus
3361 Orpheus
3362 Khufu
3753 Cruithne
4034 Vishnu
4581 Asclepius
4769 Castalia
6239 Minos
(10115) 1992 SK
11500 Tomaiyowit
12711 Tukmit
(17511) 1992 QN
Mars-crossers that are also [[Earth-crosser asteroid|Earth-crossers or grazers]]
These objects are not catalogued as Mars-crossers in databases such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's online Small-body Database Browser.
Instead, they are categorized as Near Earth Objects (NEOs).
1566 Icarus
1685 Toro
1862 Apollo
1863 Antinous
1864 Daedalus
1866 Sisyphus
1981 Midas
2101 Adonis
2102 Tantalus
2135 Aristaeus
2201 Oljato
2212 Hephaistos
2329 Orthos
3103 Eger
3200 Phaethon
3360 Syrinx
3671 Dionysus
3752 Camillo
3838 Epona
4015 Wilson-Harrington
4179 Toutatis
4183 Cuno
4197 Morpheus
4257 Ubasti
4341 Poseidon
4450 Pan
4486 Mithra
4660 Nereus
(4953) 1990 MU
5011 Ptah
(5131) 1990 BG
5143 Heracles
(5189) 1990 UQ
(5496) 1973 NA
(5645) 1990 SP
(5660) 1974 MA
(5693) 1993 EA
5731 Zeus
5786 Talos
(5828) 1991 AM
(6037) 1988 EG
6063 Jason
(6455) 1992 HE
6489 Golevka
(6611) 1993 VW
(7025) 1993 QA
7092 Cadmus
(7335) 1989 JA
(7341) 1991 VK
(7350) 1993 VA
(7753) 1988 XB
(7888) 1993 UC
(7889) 1994 LX
(8014) 1990 MF
(8035) 1992 TB
(8176) 1991 WA
(8566) 1996 EN
(9058) 1992 JB
9162 Kwiila
(9202) 1993 PB
(9856) 1991 EE
11066 Sigurd
11311 Peleus
11885 Summanus
(12538) 1998 OH
12923 Zephyr
(13651) 1997 BR
14827 Hypnos
(17182) 1999 VU
(22753) 1998 WT
(24443) 2000 OG
24761 Ahau
25143 Itokawa
(29075) 1950 DA
(36236) 1999 VV
(37638) 1993 VB
37655 Illapa
38086 Beowulf
(52340) 1992 SY
(65690) 1991 DG
(65733) 1993 PC
65803 Didymos
69230 Hermes
Outer grazers
132 Aethra
323 Brucia
391 Ingeborg
475 Ocllo
512 Taurinensis
699 Hela
1009 Sirene
1011 Laodamia
1065 Amundsenia
1131 Porzia
1134 Kepler
1139 Atami
1170 Siva
1198 Atlantis
1204 Renzia
1235 Schorria
1293 Sonja
1310 Villigera
1316 Kasan
1374 Isora
1468 Zomba
1474 Beira
1508 Kemi
1565 Lemaître
1593 Fagnes
1640 Nemo
1656 Suomi
1727 Mette
1747 Wright
1750 Eckert
2035 Stearns
2044 Wirt
2055 Dvořák
2064 Thomsen
2074 Shoemaker
2077 Kiangsu
2078 Nanking
2099 Öpik
2204 Lyyli
2253 Espinette
2423 Ibarruri
2449 Kenos
2577 Litva
2744 Birgitta
2937 Gibbs
2968 Iliya
3040 Kozai
3163 Randi
3198 Wallonia
3216 Harrington
3255 Tholen
3267 Glo
3270 Dudley
3287 Olmstead
3343 Nedzel
3392 Setouchi
3397 Leyla
3401 Vanphilos
3402 Wisdom
3416 Dorrit
3443 Leetsungdao
3496 Arieso
3581 Alvarez
3635 Kreutz
3674 Erbisbühl
3737 Beckman
3800 Karayusuf
3854 George
3858 Dorchester
3873 Roddy
3920 Aubignan
4142 Dersu-Uzala
4205 David Hughes
4276 Clifford
4435 Holt
4451 Grieve
4558 Janesick
4910 Kawasato
4995 Griffin
5038 Overbeek
5066 Garradd
5201 Ferraz-Mello
5230 Asahina
5246 Migliorini
5251 Bradwood
5253 Fredclifford
5275 Zdislava
5335 Damocles
5349 Paulharris
5392 Parker
5585 Parks
5621 Erb
5641 McCleese
5642 Bobbywilliams
5649 Donnashirley
5682 Beresford
5720 Halweaver
5738 Billpickering
5817 Robertfrazer
5870 Baltimore
5892 Milesdavis
5929 Manzano
5999 Plescia
6041 Juterkilian
6042 Cheshirecat
6141 Durda
6170 Levasseur
6172 Prokofeana
6183 Viscome
6249 Jennifer
6261 Chione
(6263) 1980 PX
6386 Keithnoll6386 Keithnoll at the JPL Small-Body Database Browser
6411 Tamaga
6446 Lomberg
6444 Ryuzin
6485 Wendeesther
6487 Tonyspear
6500 Kodaira
6523 Clube
6585 O'Keefe
6847 Kunz-Hallstein
6909 Levison
7002 Bronshten
7079 Baghdad
7267 Victormeen
7304 Namiki
7330 Annelemaître
7345 Happer
7369 Gavrilin
7445 Trajanus
7505 Furusho
7723 Lugger
7778 Markrobinson
7816 Hanoi
7818 Muirhead
8251 Isogai
8256 Shenzhou
8355 Masuo
8373 Stephengould
8444 Popovich
8651 Alineraynal
8722 Schirra
(9068) 1993 OD
9082 Leonardmartin
9551 Kazi
9564 Jeffwynn
9671 Hemera
9767 Midsomer Norton
(9881) 1994 SE
10051 Albee
10502 Armaghobs
(10578) 1995 LH
10737 Brück
10984 Gispen
11152 Oomine
11836 Eileen
(12009) 1996 UE
13551 Gadsden
13920 Montecorvino
(14017) 1994 NS
14223 Dolby
14309 Defoy
15609 Kosmaczewski
15673 Chetaev
(15700) 1987 QD
(15778) 1993 NH
15790 Keizan
16142 Leung
16465 Basilrowe
16529 Dangoldin
16588 Johngee
(16635) 1993 QO
16724 Ullilotzmann
16958 Klaasen
17435 di Giovanni
17493 Wildcat
17640 Mount Stromlo
17744 Jodiefoster
18284 Tsereteli
18398 Bregenz
18499 Showalter
18751 Yualexandrov
19080 Martínfierro
19127 Olegefremov
(19877) 9086 P-L
20037 Duke
20187 Janapittichova
(20958) A900 MA
21001 Trogrlic
(21028) 1989 TO
21104 Sveshnikov
(21228) 1995 SC
21966 Hamadori
22168 Weissflog
22283 Pytheas
22385 Fujimoriboshi
22449 Ottijeff
24643 MacCready
24654 Fossett
(24682) 1990 BH
(26050) 3167 T-2
26074 Carlwirtz
(26129) 1993 DK
26471 Tracybecker
26858 Misterrogers
26879 Haines
27657 Berkhey
(29407) 1996 UW
(30717) 1937 UD
30767 Chriskraft
30775 Lattu
30785 Greeley
30786 Karkoschka
(30800) 1989 ST
(30856) 1991 XE
30963 Mount Banzan
31098 Frankhill
32890 Schwob
32897 Curtharris
(33060) 1997 VY
33330 Barèges
34817 Shiominemoto
35056 Cullers
(37314) 2001 QP
(37367) 2001 VC
(37479) 1130 T-1
(37568) 1989 TP
37596 Cotahuasi
(38063) 1999 FH
(39561) 1992 QA
39741 Komm
(40271) 1999 JT
(40315) 1999 LS
(42501) 1992 YC
42531 McKenna
42609 Daubechies
(45251) 1999 YN
(45764) 2000 LV
(47035) 1998 WS
(48450) 1991 NA
(48621) 1995 OC
(49664) 1999 MV
(51773) 2001 MV
(52310) 1991 VJ
52384 Elenapanko
(52439) 1994 QL
(52453) 1994 WC
(52722) 1998 GK
(55757) 1991 XN
(58050) 2002 YA
(58070) 1034 T-2
(65757) 1994 FV
65784 Naderayama
(65999) 1998 ND
66458 Romaplanetario
(69239) 1978 XT
69260 Tonyjudt
(69307) 1992 ON
69311 Russ
(69350) 1993 YP
(73575) 4789 P-L
(73865) 1997 AW
77971 Donnolo
(79219) 1994 LN
(85118) 1971 UU
85119 Hannieschaft
85158 Phyllistrapp
85185 Lederman
(85235) 1993 JA
(85274) 1994 GH
(85383) 1996 MS
(86373) 1999 YK
(89454) 2001 XG
(90916) 1997 LR
(93040) 2000 SG
(95711) 2003 AK
(96080) 7649 P-L
Mars-crossers
433 Eros
719 Albert
887 Alinda
1036 Ganymed
1221 Amor
1580 Betulia
1627 Ivar
1915 Quetzálcoatl
1916 Boreas
1917 Cuyo
1943 Anteros
1980 Tezcatlipoca
2059 Baboquivari
2061 Anza
2202 Pele
2335 James
2368 Beltrovata
2608 Seneca
2629 Rudra
3102 Krok
3122 Florence
3199 Nefertiti
3271 Ul
3288 Seleucus
3352 McAuliffe
3551 Verenia
3552 Don Quixote
3553 Mera
3691 Bede
(3757) Anagolay
3833 Calingasta
3908 Nyx
(3988) Huma
4055 Magellan
4401 Aditi
4487 Pocahontas
4503 Cleobulus
4587 Rees
(4596) 1981 QB
(4688) 1980 WF
4775 Hansen
4954 Eric
4957 Brucemurray
5324 Lyapunov
5332 Davidaguilar
5370 Taranis
(5407) 1992 AX
(5587) 1990 SB
5620 Jasonwheeler
(5626) 1991 FE
(5646) 1990 TR
5653 Camarillo
(5732) 1988 WC
5751 Zao
5797 Bivoj
(5836) 1993 MF
5863 Tara
(5867) 1988 RE
5869 Tanith
5879 Almeria
6050 Miwablock
6130 Hutton
(6178) 1986 DA
6318 Cronkite
(6322) 1991 CQ
6456 Golombek
(6491) 1991 OA
6564 Asher
6569 Ondaatje
7088 Ishtar
7096 Napier
(7236) 1987 PA
7336 Saunders
7358 Oze
(7474) 1992 TC
7480 Norwan
7604 Kridsadaporn
(7839) 1994 ND
8013 Gordonmoore
8034 Akka
8709 Kadlu
9172 Abhramu
9950 ESA
9969 Braille
(10150) 1994 PN
10295 Hippolyta
10416 Kottler
(10860) 1995 LE
(11054) 1991 FA
11284 Belenus
12008 Kandrup
13553 Masaakikoyama
(14402) 1991 DB
15745 Yuliya
16064 Davidharvey
(16636) 1993 QP
(16657) 1993 UB
16695 Terryhandley
16912 Rhiannon
18106 Blume
(18736) 1998 NU
(20086) 1994 LW
20460 Robwhiteley
21088 Chelyabinsk
(23621) 1996 PA
(26817) 1987 QB
(30854) 1991 VB
(31345) 1998 PG
(32906) 1994 RH
(37336) 2001 RM
39557 Gielgud
(39565) 1992 SL
(39796) 1997 TD
(40329) 1999 ML
(54401) 2000 LM
(54690) 2001 EB
(65674) 1988 SM
(65706) 1992 NA
(85182) 1991 AQ
(85275) 1994 LY
85585 Mjolnir
(89830) 2002 CE
See also
List of Mercury-crossing minor planets
List of Venus-crossing minor planets
List of Earth-crossing minor planets
List of Jupiter-crossing minor planets
List of Saturn-crossing minor planets
List of Uranus-crossing minor planets
List of Neptune-crossing minor planets
Near-Mars object
References
External links
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Small-Body Database Browser
Very Close Approaches (<0.01 AU) of PHAs to Mars 1900–2200
Upcoming Close Approaches (<0.10 AU) of Near-Earth Objects to Mars
Planetary Close Encounters for the next 200 years
* Mars-crossing
