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Asteroid terror: NASA spot mammoth space rock to hit Earth's orbit five days before X-mas
Express ^ | Dec 23, 2019

Posted on 10/27/2019 4:16:19 AM PDT by 11th_VA

AN ASTEROID the size of the World Trade Centre is on a dangerous Earth-bound orbit that could see the rock smash the planet during Christmas festivities.

The asteroid, known as 216258 2006 WH1, is set for its closest approach to Earth on December 20 - just days before Christmas. The 540 metre space rock is the same size as the World Trade Centre and would cause a significant amount of damage and mass extinction.

... The asteroid hasn’t yet been measured on the Torio Impact Hazard Scale, but will likely be listed as a serious threat when and if it is added.

(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: 2019mo; 2019ok; 2162582006wh1; asteroid; asteroid2019mo; asteroid2019ok; asteroids; astronomy; catastrophism; doomed; science; teotwawki; theskyisfalling
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To: VTenigma

Post 15 - The search may include looking here.
37.475488,-113.643641


21 posted on 10/27/2019 4:50:42 AM PDT by ptsal
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To: 11th_VA

They don’t say what the probability of it striking Earth is. It’s traveling at 26,000 miles an hour so if it did hit us it would be very nasty. On the other hand that speed makes it less likely.


22 posted on 10/27/2019 4:51:01 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: DoodleBob

I see levels 5,6 and 7 are the “ get off my lawn” levels.


23 posted on 10/27/2019 4:52:23 AM PDT by Redcitizen (Tagline not secure.)
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To: 11th_VA; SunkenCiv

Correction - it’ll pass 1.4x the distance to the moon. Yawn. Merry Christmas.


24 posted on 10/27/2019 4:53:25 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^s)
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To: 11th_VA

That’s it. I’m buying Chivas.


25 posted on 10/27/2019 4:55:39 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: 11th_VA

Any need to buy Xmas gifts for my girl?


26 posted on 10/27/2019 4:56:02 AM PDT by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: 11th_VA

Will you be one of the lucky ones to have access to a DUMB?

https://blessed2teach.com/part-2-dumbs-war-gene-decode-b2t-show-oct-24/


27 posted on 10/27/2019 4:56:40 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: DoodleBob

You won’t hear it here either. Only half awake.

Your calculation is off by 10x 3.9% of 93 million is 3.6 million miles. Even less to worry about. (I think I am awake now??


28 posted on 10/27/2019 4:57:00 AM PDT by muskah
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To: fproy2222

So which is worse?
A 0.000000070% chance of impact?
Or a 99.99999993% chance of a miss?


29 posted on 10/27/2019 5:00:00 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Popman

It is not so much the size, but speed... and why are we just hearing this now? I will never be able to coordinate schedules with arianna grande


30 posted on 10/27/2019 5:01:13 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: Popman

Eventually


31 posted on 10/27/2019 5:02:25 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: 11th_VA

I guess the sky really is falling. We had better put our racing helmets on.


32 posted on 10/27/2019 5:05:20 AM PDT by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: muskah
Thanks. You are right - take off 10 points for decimal placement. I was doing math on my phone calculator instead of my HP 12C and before coffee. That'll teach me.
33 posted on 10/27/2019 5:08:07 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^s)
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To: teeman8r
I will never be able to coordinate schedules with arianna grande

Yeah, good luck with that. From Wikipedia:

Grande has received various accolades, including one Grammy Award, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and several Guinness World Records. All five of Grande's full-length albums have been certified platinum or better by the RIAA. As one of the leading streaming pioneers in the world, she has amassed over 40 billion streams on platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music. She is the most followed female on the two former, while being the most listened female on the latter two. An influential figure on social media, she is an outspoken feminist and supporter for LGBT rights. She asserts control over her public image and is known for her ponytail hairdo and bold fashion statements. In February 2019, she became the most followed woman on Instagram. Forbes ranked her amongst the highest-paid celebrities in 2019, and Time named Grande as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 and 2019. Billboard recognized her as the "Woman of the Year" in 2018.

34 posted on 10/27/2019 5:09:09 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: 11th_VA

According to JPL, the nearest approach this year is about 0.04 AU or 5.8 million kilometers (3.6 million miles).


35 posted on 10/27/2019 5:10:54 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: riverrunner

The world would not end, but life would change for everyone who survives.

Of course, I predict the socialists would make a run at seizing power.


36 posted on 10/27/2019 5:15:52 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is now a hate-group)
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To: 11th_VA

Well! I guess they’ll have to take the wraps off our secret alien associates now, cuz they’ll have to save us all.


37 posted on 10/27/2019 5:16:36 AM PDT by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: 11th_VA

OH NO!!!


It's going to hit our...

Wait?

WHAT??

ORBIT???

38 posted on 10/27/2019 5:16:51 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: 11th_VA

39 posted on 10/27/2019 5:17:42 AM PDT by LouieFisk (https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/10/16/trump-letter-to-turkeys-erdogan-dont-be-a-foo)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Earth’s orbit is 584 million miles around the sun.
It’s diameter is about 8000 miles.

8000/584,000,000 is kinda small.

Only one in 73,000 chance that the earth will actually BE where the asteroid passes thru the ‘orbit’.

Go back to sleep; this is just math.


40 posted on 10/27/2019 5:21:42 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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