2007-12-29 12:33:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
people! do your research.
we have a VERY HIGH chance of get hit by a chunk of mars.
NASA claims we've got 34 meteorites here on earth that came from mars in the past.
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/
they also claim there is "evidence of microfossils" from ancient mars bacteria in the meteorites
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4688938.stm
hopefully if what you asked happened and bits of mars does end up on their way to earth, they will be small enough to not cause too much damage.
2007-12-29 13:28:24 · answer #1 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, it is highly unlikely that Mars will be struck by any particular asteroid. This is because astronomers have uncertainties in their measurements, so noone knows exactly how fast any asteroid is moving and exactly which direction it is going. Therefore at best only a probability of collision can be made. In the vastness of space, Mars presents a very small target, so the probability of collision is small.
If Mars does collide with the asteroid, it is possible that debris will be thrown into space, and after thousands, if not millions of years some of these pieces will have a small probability of striking the Earth after they have wound their way around the solar system many times.
2007-12-29 12:48:00 · answer #2 · answered by Quadrillian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, people on Earth may be affected by what we might learn IF we can observe the impact with very good instruments.
For example, some may be able to "scare" the government into giving bigger budgets to the various asteroid detection and watch programs (there are already many, competing for scarce budget dollars -- so they are likely to use such an event to drum up more support).
However, the probability of impact is still as low as 4% (one chance in 25). The asteroid is certainly not big enough to cause any "damage" to Mars. The speed of impact should not be sufficient to lift any debris up to space.
2007-12-29 13:28:28 · answer #3 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think that mars will et struck by an asteroid but if it did it would not hit earth mabe in like 1000s or millions of years.
2007-12-29 13:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the martians will get angry and think that some from earth threw that rock . They might retaliate.
No Chance man coz the debris will eventually settle back on the martian surface due to gravity.
2007-12-29 23:58:21 · answer #5 · answered by E=MCPUNK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. At its closest approach (which was in 2003), Mars was 55,758,006 km from Earth.
That is a long way, and nothing that happens on Mars can affect Earth in any way.
2007-12-29 12:44:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Not a chance. A puff of dust 60 million miles away.
2007-12-29 12:37:36 · answer #7 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not fiscally but the impact will cause a deep impression in many people.
2007-12-29 12:45:36 · answer #8 · answered by Asker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah its going knock mars off its track and in 20 years where going to collide with it
2007-12-29 12:42:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it shouldn't too far away.
2007-12-29 12:49:35 · answer #10 · answered by mikk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋