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2007 VK184 Earth Impact Risk Summary [ 1 on the Torino Scale ]
NASA JPL Solar System Dynamics ^
| January 2008 to present
| Near Earth Object Program
Posted on 07/15/2009 5:58:06 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
2007 VK184
Earth Impact Risk Summary |
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Analysis based on
101 observations spanning 60.013 days
(2007-Nov-12.13904 to 2008-Jan-11.15189) |
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| Orbit diagram and elements available here. |
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(Excerpt) Read more at neo.jpl.nasa.gov ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: 2007vk184; catastrophism; impact
Impact Probability: 3.4e-04
0.034000000% chance of Earth impact or 1 in 2,940 chance or 99.96600000% chance the asteroid will miss the Earth
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:58:08 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; BBell; ...
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:58:34 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: SunkenCiv
I’ll still drink beer like it’s my last days on earth! :)
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:59:17 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:00:25 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(Can I drill your head now?)
To: SunkenCiv
*shrug*
It would be an improvement...
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:00:48 AM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 176 of our national holiday from reality.)
To: SunkenCiv
2048? I’ll be dead by then, so the rest of you will have to just man up and take your licks.
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:04:50 AM PDT
by
ZX12R
To: SunkenCiv
Bush’s fault!
And Cheney told NASA NOT to tell Congress. Pelosi wants a hearing.
To: SunkenCiv
Very interesing. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:07:55 AM PDT
by
PGalt
To: SunkenCiv
There may not be much left to destroy after 2004 MN4 (Apophis- interesting name) pays its visits(s)
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:09:20 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate!)
To: SunkenCiv
We're doomed!
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:25:33 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
To: SunkenCiv
Not a world killer: It would hit with the energy of a large nuke. A 130m ateroid also could be substantially vaporized by a large nuke, and if hit early enough, few of the fragments would hit Earth.
In other words, WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!
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posted on
07/15/2009 7:50:48 AM PDT
by
piytar
(Take back the language: Obama axing Chrystler dealers based on political donations is REAL fascism!)
To: piytar
It would hit with the energy of a large nuke The kinetic energy yield is listed at 150 Megatons. that's 3 times larger than any nuke we have ever touched off.
Admittedly this will ruin someone's day (most likely a patch of ocean), but it's not worth freaking out about.
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posted on
07/15/2009 8:40:16 AM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Only feces and dead fish go with the flow.)
To: Centurion2000
Yeah, I goofed - used a 100m rock as a measure, not 130m. And didn’t look at the energy yield given.
OK, so a REALLY BIG nuke. Or a few.
But I stand by my statement that WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! (because, in the end, we all do...)
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posted on
07/15/2009 9:27:11 AM PDT
by
piytar
(Take back the language: Obama axing Chrystler dealers based on political donations is REAL fascism!)
To: piytar
But I stand by my statement that WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! (because, in the end, we all do...) On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
Cheers
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posted on
07/15/2009 2:40:43 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Only feces and dead fish go with the flow.)
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