To: dinoparty
According to
Space Daily, "Only about three Earth diameters will separate Apophis and Earth when the 400-meter asteroid hurtles by Earth's gravity, which will twist the object into a complex wobbling rotation [in 2029]."
To: Zuben Elgenubi
In other words, it will miss us by 24,000 miles.
To: Zuben Elgenubi
According to Space Daily, "Only about three Earth diameters will separate Apophis and Earth when the 400-meter asteroid hurtles by Earth's gravity, which will twist the object into a complex wobbling rotation [in 2029]." Well heck! if it's going to do a "fly by" before the actual impact, just blow it up as it whizzes past the planet earth. How hard can that be? We've got more than 20 years to plan for Pete's sake.
Whew! I thought there was actually something to worry about...
98 posted on
12/09/2005 10:04:51 AM PST by
jonno
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