Thanks MtnClimber.
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Apophis, packed with nickel and iron, measures over 1,000 feet (300 meters) wide...
Posted on 10/28/2020 6:09:01 AM PDT by MtnClimber
I’m not hanging around to see it.
For the record, the chance of the Moon crashing into the Earth is small, but non-zero.
For the record, the chance of the Sun crashing into the Earth is small, but non-zero.
For the record, the chance of an errant Star crashing into the Earth is small, but non-zero.
You’ve seen one pantheon, you’ve seen them all..................
Thanks MtnClimber.
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Apophis, packed with nickel and iron, measures over 1,000 feet (300 meters) wide...
Don’t worry, we youngins (I will be 107) will take care of this. First the Communists beginning next week, then this things. Sleep tight, grampa! :>)
No, MtnClimber is right, we could easily nudge it into a safer orbit. The question is whether it's enough of a threat to make it worthwhile.
It will apparently pass closer to the earth than communications satellites in 2029, but the uncertainty in its trajectory is much smaller than its distance to earth, so it should be safe.
The 2068 "close encounter" should put it further from the earth than the sun (!), but the uncertainty is enough that there's a 1:150,000 chance that it could hit. That's not really much of a worry.
Even if it hit, it wouldn't be an extinction-level event. Might cause some temporary climate cooling, though.
I plan to be here (God willing, at 103 years young).
Prolly end up in freeper mind police jail just for trying to look.
Biden will blame that on Trump & Conservatives, lso.
OOH, I’ll take “Things not to care about because I’m dead” for a $1000 Alex.
Yeah, but you'll be okay as long as you are wearing a mask.
Once Harris becomes POTUS, she will cede space to her masters in the CCP; the CCP, in turn, will then take direct action with the astroid and steer it to hit the USA. Problem solved.
It has been a typical government lie since the very first observations in 2004...
Forget 2068, we need to start worrying (again) about 2029 & 2036...
If God is willing, I’ll be 125 years of age when it approaches. So I doubt that I’ll be around for the show.
Good question! I'd like to go back to 2000-2001 when I was a newbie and read some of my opinions from back then. Have not figured it out yet.
What we need is an Asteroid Free zone sign in Erath Orbit, solves the problem right there.
I will be 41. I’ll get my baseball glove ready.
The Barrington Crater is a 1/2 mile in diameter. Anyone know the size of that impactor?
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