On the date mentioned above, an Asteroid named Apophis (Pronounced Apothis) will be paying us a visit. It will come VERY close to Earth (so close that it will dip BELOW our communication satelites) but, according to scientists' calculations, will miss us...barely. But here's the catch, it'll be back 7 years later, Sunday, April 13th 2036, and depending on how Earth's gravity affects it on it's first visit, it could hit us. What do you think of this horrifying event? I would like to discuss it over e-mail with anyone would care to do so.
2006-10-04 15:03:21 · 27 answers · asked by titanictrainsboats 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Not even the angels in heaven know,,, just be ready.
2006-10-04 15:07:48 · answer #1 · answered by avery 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since a tiny fraction of near-earth objects have actually been catalogued, it's possible something could be discovered even before then, and strike the earth shortly after discovery. It's also possible that won't happen.
Consider that comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smashed into the Jupitier mere months after it was discovered, back in the 1990s. New near-earth and earth-crossing asteroids are still being discovered and catalogued today.
Around 2011 we also face the possibility of a major solar storm that could destroy most of the world's electrical grids if the power utilities don't have the foresight or courage to shut down the grids ahead of the peak of the storm. If that were to happen, civilization would practically come to a halt -- we would experience mesmerizing SOUTHERN auroras, but we would have no electricity for up to a year (there are only a handful of companies in the world that make electrical transformers for utilities, and they take a long time to manufacture as well).
That poses a two-fold interesting conundrum: the immediate impact of no electricity for a lengthy timel, and any possible indirect impact it has on the R&D for comet/asteroid countermeasures.
Nevermind all the other disasters that could happen in the interim, from a Cascadia earthquake and tsnumami, to a supereruption of the Yellowstone Caldera or Lake Toba, to a landslide-induced megatsunami from a collapsing Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands and on and on. The sadist part of me thinks it would be interesting to see any combo of these happen together, although I know it's EXTREMELY unlikely.
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Regardless, none of this would equal the end of the world. The world will continue on, even if humanity doesn't. At least until the sun grows up and/or the universe finally contracts (the current theory).
2006-10-04 16:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
April 13 2029
2016-10-01 08:53:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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As of August 5, 2006 the impact probability for April 13, 2036 is estimated at 1 in 43,000. Two additional impact dates, one in 2037 and the other in 2054, have been identified, however the impact probability for those is 1 in 11.8 million and 1 in 370 million respectively.
So, the chance you die before that via another method, is way bigger.
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Apophis is not big enough to cast the same fate on humans as on the dinosaurs -- an asteroid impact 65 million years ago drove them to extinction. But if it strikes the Earth it could trigger major tsunamis or cause the destruction of a city.
Two NASA astronauts presented their idea: deploying a "asteroid tractor" -- an unmanned, 20-ton spacecraft that uses gravity to pull an asteroid gently into a new, non-threatening orbit.
So, there's nothing to worry about.
2006-10-04 15:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by · 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not all asteroids are big enough to cause "Armageddon" folks.
Apothis is about 360 metres wide. That is scary enough, hitting us at 20km/sec, and could take out a city the size of LA. It would also cause a couple of very bad growing seasons worldwide. But it is not a threat to end the world.
Experts consider it would take one more than 1km (1000m) wide to threaten civilisation. And that does not mean the end of mankind, it just means that the damage would be so bad that civilisation could not afford to get things going again.
It would probably take a similar blow to the one which did the dinosaurs. That was in excess of 10km wide.
Bear in mind that a 10km wide body is 1000 times the mass of a km body, and about 10,000 times the mass of Apothis.
So, those who shout "end of the world" join the ranks of all the thousands of kooks who have shouted it out throughout history, to no avail.
2006-10-04 15:31:34 · answer #5 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if we're going to go, then we're going to go. First though, this is theory....and it may not be true to begin with. For all we know, these scientists could be making this up to keep there jobs.
If true though, again, these are just odds. Maybe it can happen, maybe it won't. Our governments are corrupt and not concerned about space defense anyways, so what can we do? Nothing.
There are also other ways more possible that the human race can get wiped out. Nuclear war is a possibility. Damaging the environment is another.
2006-10-04 18:05:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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maybe join bruce willis and plant that bomb in dem asteroid. it sez it won't hit, and with the state of the art space program of first world countries, they would try to destroy it when it is still far from the earth. and what should I do? the teaching of islam states that even if it is the last day, if one has a seedling at hand, plant it. add: what's the fuzz with your date, april 13,2029, it's no turkey surprise, it is widespread rumour that based on the aztec calendar, the world would end on dec 21, 2012
2016-04-03 01:32:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's still way too early to accurately predict what this asteroid will do. The latest odds I have heard on an actual impact are a few million to 1.
2006-10-04 15:10:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
These calculations are probably not very accurate. I'm not saying that it can't hit us, but some people like to say so every time they see anything traveling in our general direction. When there comes a prediction this far in advance, I would say that it is a very small chance that it will actually hit us.
2006-10-04 15:16:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does it end up always on friday the 13??? by 2036 arent we like supposed to have good technologies to help prevent things like that, i would really think thats a horrible event EVER will it kill out the human race???
2006-10-04 15:09:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is 2036, not 2029. Please edit it.
Well, people should know that earth won't disappear just because of a small problem. We have lots of smart people. Small problems can be solve. There is no the end of the world. However, earth may explosive in one day.
2006-10-07 16:50:15 · answer #11 · answered by Naixius L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋