Meteor Strike!

07-25-2002, 05:04 AM

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LONDON (AP) -- Astronomers are carefully monitoring a newly discovered 1.2-mile-wide (2 km) asteroid to see whether it is on a collision course with Earth.

Initial calculations indicate there is a chance the asteroid ? known as 2002 NT7 ? will hit the Earth on February 1, 2019. But scientists said Wednesday that the calculations are preliminary and the risk to the planet is low.

"The threat is very minimal," Donald Yeomans, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, told British Broadcasting Corp. radio. "An object of this size would be expected to hit the Earth every few million years, and as we get additional data I think this threat will go away."

Last month an asteroid the size of a soccer field missed the Earth by 75,000 miles ? less than one-third of the distance to the moon in one of the closest known approaches by objects of its size. Scientists said if it had hit a populated area, it would have released as much energy as a large nuclear weapon.

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Alucard · 07-25-2002, 07:25 AM

Probably aimed right for your house too when it comes. BLAM!

flamingspiral · 07-25-2002, 05:28 PM

I'm not too worry about this 1.2 mile-wide asteroid. I'll be 33 when or if it hits earth. It would still be a pity to die somewhat young, though I wont curse out my mother if it does happen.

Vicviper · 07-25-2002, 05:50 PM

Well, if it does come to pass then in 2018 we will get another slew of movies based on Asteroids colliding with the earth.

ATMA · 07-26-2002, 10:56 AM

GEE imagine we can't do a thing about it and it sure would be like a slow death! *Looking around* So like who summoned Meteor? ???

Black Ace · 07-26-2002, 11:39 AM

I read somewhere that the chances of it hitting Earth is 1 out of 200,000.

Alucard · 07-26-2002, 02:16 PM

By then even if it DOES get near enough to us to get us worried, well have the tech to get rid of it. Couple laser blasts from out space station and BAM!

Kid0_oIcarus · 07-31-2002, 09:25 AM

|-|0ld m3!!

07-31-2002, 02:02 PM

I read somewhere that asteroid probably wont hit earth and the next asteroid that can hit earth comes 2060(also first day of febuary....what are the odds?;)

07-26-2002, 10:56 AM	#5
ATMA Gamer junkie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Curacao, Caribbean Posts: 4,774	GEE imagine we can't do a thing about it and it sure would be like a slow death! Looking around So like who summoned Meteor? ??? __________________ Xboxlive: GicoWanKenobi ( . Y . )

07-26-2002, 11:39 AM	#6
Black Ace Watching liek a Hwak Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,971	I read somewhere that the chances of it hitting Earth is 1 out of 200,000. __________________ When life gives you melons, STFU and eat your damn melons.

07-31-2002, 09:25 AM	#8
Kid0_oIcarus wha-? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: T4mp4, Fl0r1d4 Posts: 2,816	\|-\|0ld m3!! __________________ I took a class in it. ('.' >)

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07-25-2002, 07:25 AM	#2
Alucard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 32,641	Probably aimed right for your house too when it comes. BLAM!

07-25-2002, 05:28 PM	#3
flamingspiral Watch Out! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 971	I'm not too worry about this 1.2 mile-wide asteroid. I'll be 33 when or if it hits earth. It would still be a pity to die somewhat young, though I wont curse out my mother if it does happen.

07-25-2002, 05:50 PM	#4
Vicviper Hello handsome! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,075	Well, if it does come to pass then in 2018 we will get another slew of movies based on Asteroids colliding with the earth.

07-26-2002, 02:16 PM	#7
Alucard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 32,641	By then even if it DOES get near enough to us to get us worried, well have the tech to get rid of it. Couple laser blasts from out space station and BAM!

07-31-2002, 02:02 PM	#9
Fish Guest Posts: n/a	I read somewhere that asteroid probably wont hit earth and the next asteroid that can hit earth comes 2060(also first day of febuary....what are the odds?;)