2007-10-15 08:21:17 · 6 answers · asked by diannimation 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
the one that we'll discover 40 secs before it hits us.
2007-10-15 08:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to tell.There is no comet on a collision course with Earth, at least that we know about. There is always the possibility a new one will drop in from the Oort cloud and hit Earth, just like the one that hit Jupiter in 1994. Lucky for us Jupiter is a much bigger target and will take most of the hits for us.
2007-10-15 15:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "40 seconds before it hits" answerer has a good point:
The one we haven't discovered, yet -- but it will no doubt be a lot longer than 40 seconds before it hits, when we *do* discover it. Hopefully we discover it with enough time to do something about it.
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2007-10-15 16:45:28 · answer #3 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one we have to worry about is the one they cannot see or detect. The one that is coming at us from the direction of the sun, for example. If that bugger is big enough and is traveling fast enough, it could be all over in a really short time.
2007-10-15 19:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by Gnome 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blackwater
2007-10-15 15:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by 2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is a "rogue comet"?
2007-10-15 16:23:23 · answer #6 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋