It’s pretty hard to spot them, that’s the main reason why. It’s a known sore spot that’s been talked about the past couple decades.
Bigger objects are just plain easier to see.
I think a good example is that cigar shaped rock with the Hawaiian name. Ommommuwhatever. No one has a clue where it came from or where it went. That’s basically our ability to track smaller objects in a nutshell.
It makes me wonder if eventually we’ll find some sort of space “current” that life has traveled on if panspermia is a thing. Everything is spinning.
There is relatively little research modeling asteroid ejecta dispersing throughout the galaxy. I’m really surprised this isn’t researched more.
https://astrobiology.com/2022/02/on-possible-life-dispersal-patterns-beyond-the-earth.html
It’s pretty hard to spot them, that’s the main reason why. It’s a known sore spot that’s been talked about the past couple decades.
Bigger objects are just plain easier to see.
I think a good example is that cigar shaped rock with the Hawaiian name. Ommommuwhatever. No one has a clue where it came from or where it went. That’s basically our ability to track smaller objects in a nutshell.