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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago
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More data will likely reduce the chance of an impact to zero. If not, we have options.
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    Okay so how big is this meteor then

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      Exactly one meteor wide. Do you need the height as well?

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        Is it meteoric?

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          The meteorest.

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      130 - 400 meters

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      Listed in the article:

      Scientists estimate that 2024 YR4 is between 130 to 300 feet (40 and 90 meters) wide

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        How many giraffes is it tho

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          !anythingbutmetric@discuss.tchncs.de

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        Fuck, I was hoping for a 10-15 km wide one.

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