Posted on 09/20/2004 8:56:32 PM PDT by Rome2000
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Asteroid Toutatis 4179 (official) Sept 29th, 2004
Anyone who spends even 20 minutes researching Toutatis should quickly comprehend the very real danger this monstrosity represents.
==== According to NASA on September 29, 2004 a large and potentially hazardous asteroid called Toutatis 4179 will come very close to planet Earth.
Facts from NASA:
·Toutatis is about 3 miles long, 1.5 miles wide ·Discovered in 1989, it nears earth every 3.98 years ·It has a very strange shape, rotation and orbit ·On Sept 29th it will come less than 963,000 miles close ·963,000 miles is considered a very near miss ·It orbits into the main asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter ·Earth, Mars & Jupiter's gravity affects its orbital path ·It will slow down crossing near Earth at about 24,000 m.p.h. ·It will be very bright, visible even with binoculars ·Officially, NASA gives a zero chance of impact ·A collision would kill most all life forms on Earth
Because of many unknowns, the chance of Toutatis hitting Earth on Sept. 29th can't be entirely ruled out. The scientist at the NASA (NEO) near earth object program are some of the smartest people in the world, so let's hope their calculations are correct.
A large asteroid will hit Earth on Sept. 29, 2004?
"On September 29th this year a 3 mile long asteroid will make the closest predicted approach of any asteroid or comet to Earth until the year 2060", say scientists at NASA´s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Near-Earth Object Program. They predict the asteroid will come within 963,000 miles of Earth....... a very near miss.
Asteroid Toutatis 4179 (formerly named 1989 AC), was discovered by C. Pollas on January 4, 1989, at Caussols, France. It was named after a Celtic/Gallic god. It is one of the largest known "Potentially Hazardous Asteroids" (PHA) that approaches our planet on a near Earth orbit. Close encounters with Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter constantly alter the shape of the asteroid´s path as it loops through the solar system every 3.98 years. During its orbital path it enters and exits the "main asteroid belt" which lies between Mars and Jupiter. It is estimated that the main asteroid belt contains over a million objects larger than 1 kilometer across. Toutatis' strange shape, chaotic rotation and eccentric orbit could be best explained by a history of violent collisions. Any collision within the main beltway would change the exit trajectory of Toutatis, altering its return path to Earth. This would render all standing calculations meaningless.
On October 31, 2000 Toutatis passed less than 29 lunar distances from Earth. The September 29th fly-by will come less than four lunar distances of the Earth.
Toutatis also has one of the strangest rotations yet observed in the solar system. Instead of the spinning about a single axis, as do the planets and the vast majority of asteroids, it "tumbles" somewhat like a flubbed football pass.
At three miles long it would present a terrible danger to the Earth if it were to collide with the planet, although scientists at NASA say this is unlikely. It is traveling at a speed of about 20 miles per second and if it struck, the ocean would unleash a "mega tsunami" or giant tidal wave that could reach around the entire globe, inundating millions of hectares of land, destroying coastal habitations and killing perhaps millions of people.
If it hits land it could completely destroy an area the size of Europe and would raise enough dust into the atmosphere to change the climate of the planet completely, causing a mini ice age that would freeze crops, destroy plant life and pre-empt a global famine. It would also completely destroy the ozone layer.
Provided below are enough clicks to get you going, and then you´re on your own - meaning do your own research, draw your own conclusion. My own opinion is that this fly-by has a 50/50 of impact. The most disturbing thing for me personally is that I can´t find anything from NASA indicating their admitted margin of error. This leads me to believe that their margin of error does not exclude impact. As you begin to read and pour through the wealth of information and data you will not like what you learn. This city size asteroid is coming right at us on what may very well prove to be a collision course - or a near miss.
( some of the links below you may have to copy and paste into your browser )
http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/4179_Toutatis/toutatis.html
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db?name=4179
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/text/toutatis.txt
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toutatis.htm
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/neo/pha.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_040503.html
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?1998AcA....48..547S
Originally from www.para-normal.com.
A minor rumor has hatched on the Internet that a large and deadly asteroid will strike Earth this fall. The rumors are likely rooted in a real event, however. On Sept. 29, 2004 an asteroid the size of a small city will make the closest known pass of such a very large space rock anytime this century. While not dangerous for now, asteroid Toutatis is incredibly strange. And scientists are quite familiar with it, having bounced radar off the tumbling stone on previous flybys to generate computer renderings of its weird shape and movement. Toutatis looks something like a dumbbell hurtling awkwardly through space. It has a crazy rotation that makes normal days impossible. (read more)
Scientists can't explain the shape or the spin, but they're eager to learn more in September when, during the close pass, even backyard skywatchers will be able to spot the asteroid.
Well known path
The orbit of Toutatis is pinned down with better precision than any other large asteroid known to cross Earth's orbit. Toutatis' 4-year trek around the Sun ranges from just inside the Earth's path out to the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid visits us every four years.
This fall, it will zoom by our planet within a million miles, or about four times the distance to the Moon. WSU Site and Potentially Hazardous objects
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~hudson/Research/Asteroids/index.htm
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~hudson/Research/Asteroids/index.htm
NASA site with table of near earth objects.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/neo/close.html
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Yikes!
That's no asteroid...its just Michael Moore.
If this thing hits another asteroid and get deflected we may have a lot more to worry about than Hurricanes.
Planet killer bump!
Thanks for the heads up, time to break out my Army Helmet and tin foil!
I have been following info. on this since January. What I find really surprising is the lack of any news coverage of this event. With other celestial events like Haley's Comet, Hale Bop and other events we heard non-stop coverage prior to their arrival....with Toutatis asteroid #4179 there has been nothing.
For some reason it reminds me of a Pleistocene fertility image.
Kind of makes worrying about a Kerry administration seem ridiculous.
I have just three words for that asteroid:
BRING ... IT .... ON!!!!!!!
any place that in any way still touts that planet X crappola has zero credibility.
Ummmmm...tell that to the dinosaurs!!
Watch what the Governemnt does starting the 26th.
are you aware of the 'planetX' debacle???
My other question is will John Edward's wife eat 3 apple pies and a case of Twinkies before it hits?
You use it to find your butt so you can kiss it goodbye!
I'll be safe once I don my rather stylish tin-foil hat.
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