Asteroid is going to barely miss Earth Nov 8th
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General_Ripper
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NUKE IT
StevenR
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Haha, that and it could easily wipe out entire cities, states, and small countries... Its 400 meters, thats not the biggest ever, but its more than big enough to fuck shit up. The one that killed off the dinosaurs was like 10km across, and it left a crater 110 miles in diameter. The one that exploded several km above siberia and leveled 800 square miles of forest was (don't know remember exactly how big it apparently was) a good bit smaller than 400 meters. At 400 meters, some serious shit would go down if it hit or blew up above any population center.
Keenan_Jones
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It's gonna be really rad to see it fly by.
.spaghetticat.
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this
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[evan]
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From the article
"It is, however, still officially labelled a 'potentially hazardous object' - if it was to hit Earth, it would exert a force the equivalent of 65,000 atomic bombs and leave a crater six miles wide and 2,000ft deep."
Six miles is big, but not big at all compared to the actual size of our earth. And it wouldn't even be a mile deep, this thing is puny. Worst case scenario it hits land and a couple million people die.
"It is, however, still officially labelled a 'potentially hazardous object' - if it was to hit Earth, it would exert a force the equivalent of 65,000 atomic bombs and leave a crater six miles wide and 2,000ft deep."
Six miles is big, but not big at all compared to the actual size of our earth. And it wouldn't even be a mile deep, this thing is puny. Worst case scenario it hits land and a couple million people die.
Z-Juice
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HOW TO DEFLECT AN ASTEROID
Scientists have come up with a number of different ways of deflecting an incoming asteroid from its path, some more realistic than others.
Here are a few of the best ideas:Nuclear blast: A large nuclear explosion on an asteroid might be enough to deflect an asteroid but has significant political and ethical problems. And what if we just blew it into smaller pieces?
Using mirrors: A fleet of spacecraft carrying light-reflecting mirrors might be able to vaporise the asteroid's surface using the Sun's rays. The gases from its surface would create a tiny amount of thrust - enough to divert it.
Gravity tractor: Crashing a spacecraft into the asteroid would certainly be the cheapest option. The ship's own tiny gravity would then help move the asteroid's path. But this option would take a long time to make a difference.[/list]
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1383778/YU55-asteroid-hurtling-Earth-scientists-say-just-miss-us.html#ixzz1UkPANZQO
Scientists have come up with a number of different ways of deflecting an incoming asteroid from its path, some more realistic than others.
Here are a few of the best ideas:Nuclear blast: A large nuclear explosion on an asteroid might be enough to deflect an asteroid but has significant political and ethical problems. And what if we just blew it into smaller pieces?
Using mirrors: A fleet of spacecraft carrying light-reflecting mirrors might be able to vaporise the asteroid's surface using the Sun's rays. The gases from its surface would create a tiny amount of thrust - enough to divert it.
Gravity tractor: Crashing a spacecraft into the asteroid would certainly be the cheapest option. The ship's own tiny gravity would then help move the asteroid's path. But this option would take a long time to make a difference.[/list]
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1383778/YU55-asteroid-hurtling-Earth-scientists-say-just-miss-us.html#ixzz1UkPANZQO
StevenR
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Yeah I said it wasn't that big relatively speaking. And yeah, a few million people would die. Is that not a substantial effect?
Also, thats assuming it were to impact. Look up Tunguska. That happened with a rock that was like 30 meters across or something. Thats 800 miles of carnage because of a 30 meter rock. Imagine that, but 400 meters, and in a population center.
Neither scenario will happen. Just saying, some winy Christians would probably be the least of our concerns if it did.
Also, thats assuming it were to impact. Look up Tunguska. That happened with a rock that was like 30 meters across or something. Thats 800 miles of carnage because of a 30 meter rock. Imagine that, but 400 meters, and in a population center.
Neither scenario will happen. Just saying, some winy Christians would probably be the least of our concerns if it did.
skithesprings
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yeah, uh.... it would really REALLY fuck shit up if it hit the earth.
like, it would kill all the dinosaurs...
but seriously, the NASA estimate was that the impact would be equivalent to 880 megatons of TNT, then revised to 510 megatons. The impacts which created the Barringer Crater or the Tunguska event are estimated to be in the 3–10 megaton range. so basically we would be super fucked.
like, it would kill all the dinosaurs...
but seriously, the NASA estimate was that the impact would be equivalent to 880 megatons of TNT, then revised to 510 megatons. The impacts which created the Barringer Crater or the Tunguska event are estimated to be in the 3–10 megaton range. so basically we would be super fucked.
nov 7th
Sam.Carson
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hope NASA is right and it will skip earth