2007-04-10 09:56:32 · 12 answers · asked by chloe1995 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
how sad that a top contributor got that way by being rude.
I heard a discussion this morning on this topic and they said it was supposed to be quite big.
Regardless of being "behind the times" that doesn't mean I'm not interested in learning more.
2007-04-10 10:02:56 · update #1
Plus, isn't what killed all the dinosaurs actually all the debris that went back upwards and created ejecta blocking out the sun? Then they slowly died...??
2007-04-10 10:25:35 · update #2
Chloe
As often happens when myth and rumour exaggerate a story it is a little shaky on the detail making it hard to check up as to whether it is true or not ...
(1) It is not a meteor, it is an asteroid.
(2) Its name is 99942 Apophis.
(3) The proposed impact date is April 13 2036 not an unspecified date in 2038
(4) The probability of an impact is 45,000 to 1 against.
(5) The asteroid is only 320 metres long and that is too small to cause an extinction scenario of all life on earth
Hope that sets your mind at rest.
Jill
2007-04-10 10:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mint_Julip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to simulations, the closest it gets is a little over .03 AU. That's about 2.8 million miles, which is further away than 2006 VV2 came. Not that we shouldn't keep an eye on it, but if the simulation is correct, most of the world won't even know it's there.
2007-04-10 10:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by BAM55 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
See the source. It is going to miss. And it is quite small, so if it did hit it would not demolish the Earth. It might take out a city or even a small state, but not the whole Earth. But anyway, it will miss.
2007-04-10 09:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Asteroid Apophis, originally it was determined to impact the earth in 2036, however further observations of the asteroid determined it unlikely. Further study of the asteroid will reveal if it will end life as we know it or not.
2007-04-10 10:02:22 · answer #4 · answered by FourWheelDave 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just wanted to say, good question. Although, I am not interested in this topic, I had to stop by and say good question. Besides, some people who answered the question weren't so polite. I hope you find the answer you are looking for.
2007-04-10 10:05:16 · answer #5 · answered by CuriousGirl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, it's not very likely to happen. People are full of doom and gloom. If in 2036 they claim it is iminant, then you should start to worry and I'm sure they will find a way to deal with it at that point. Till then, don't worry.
2007-04-10 10:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by madrom 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
live it up, you only have 31 more years.
Didn't you see the movie Armegeddon? By then they'll send up some space crews and blast the meteor apart and save us all.
2007-04-10 10:00:13 · answer #7 · answered by ray 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes they get tomorrow's weather wrong so they should definitely be wrong for something coming in 31 years.
2007-04-10 10:54:15 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Smith 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're behind the times. It won't even come close. Find something else to worry about 30 years into the future.
2007-04-10 09:59:17 · answer #9 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
You have been fed a line of crock, we are told in the scriptures how the earth will end and it is not when you say or how you say. Look to God for your tomorrows.
2007-04-10 10:00:24 · answer #10 · answered by Steiner 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋