could it happen to us,and why werent the planets damaged
2006-06-20 16:28:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
on Saturday, June 17, Mars and Saturn were
"lined up" as seen from the Earth - some might
refer to this as a collision, but it is not of course
possible for them to actually collide, only to
appear to do so in the sky. Even then, the path
of Mars took it just north of Saturn's placement
in the sky... this is an event that occurs roughly
every two years, so is not so rare. Much more
rare is when Mars occults Saturn (Saturn
actually disappears behind the disk of Mars)
The odds of that happening are extremely
small, and I doubt if it would happen more
than once per thousand years...
2006-06-20 17:06:13 · answer #1 · answered by PrasannanJyotish 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There was no collision between Mars and Saturn. There was a collision between a comet and Jupiter. Compared to Mars, Saturn is huge, It would swallow Mars like a peanut. If there had been a collision, there would now be no Mars.
The Earth has been hit by many space objects. A comet evidently hit Russia and exploded in the air, blowing down millions of trees.
The large planets are made of gas, and can't be damaged by impacts. The small rocky planets can be damaged or destroyed if hit by something large enough. Our Moon might have been created by such an impact on the Earth.
Don't worry about it. Enjoy the beauty of the stars and other wonderful objects to be seen in Space!
;-D
2006-06-20 16:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by China Jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On Saturday, June 17, Mars and Saturn were
"lined up" as seen from the Earth - some might
refer to this as a collision, but it is not of course
possible for them to actually collide, They were separated by atleast millions of miles
Due to the angle they were at they appeared to be colliding
2006-06-21 02:24:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was no collision between the two planets. However the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is supposed to have been formed when a planet between these two either got crushed or got blown up due to gravity pulls from opposite directions.
2006-06-20 21:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by Siddarth G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mars and Saturn weren't damaged, because they never collided.
At the very closest in their orbits, Mars is about 12 BILLION kilometers from Saturn.
2006-06-21 05:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is very no longer likely that a planet will hit the earth because of the fact whilst the planet enters our image voltaic device, that's continually turning around the solar, it would purely circulate into orbit. it would then be shifting in an identical direction because of the fact the earth, for this reason no collision. wish this facilitates you wish
2016-12-08 23:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The planets only lined up... they could no more hit each other than the Sun could hit the horizon when it sets.
2006-06-20 21:09:31 · answer #7 · answered by Xraydelta1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm, i didn't know that something like that happend
2006-06-20 16:32:26 · answer #8 · answered by pound4p4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋