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To: bobbo666

The ones that hit Earth’s atmosphere every year or so are more like 15 feet in diameter. Even the 1908 Tunguska bolide was only estimated at 50-80 meters.


37 posted on 10/28/2022 11:45:49 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin; bobbo666; BenLurkin; SunkenCiv; blam; Leaning Right; dfwgator; Red Badger; All

The subject asteroid is described as being about the diameter of the height of a Dubai skyscraper that is a bit over 1/2 mile high. That is a really asteroid, and could destroy a lot of land and mess up the climate for a while. Links to follow.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/02/08/worried-about-asteroids-this-handy-calculator-will-assess-the-damage/ [This article has several links. The first is to a calculator for bolide size and effects.]

https://www.businessinsider.com/asteroid-sizes-that-can-damage-cities-states-planet-2018-6 [This link says a strike by an asteroid a little more tha 1/2 mile diameter would take out an area the size of Virginia, and have planetary effects.]


38 posted on 10/28/2022 12:38:34 PM PDT by gleeaikin (Question authority!)
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