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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:46 AM Original message |
There was no chance this would hit the Earth |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. The scary part isn't that it might've hit the Earth (I believe in physics). |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. That would be the correct lesson to learn from this, I think |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Fairly small, so hard to detect. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. It sure could have. The next one that size just might. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Of course it could have. If it's trajectory was completely different. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Unless it hit a populated area, an 11-yard-in-diameter rock from space |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Probably. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. I wonder how much its orbit changed during the passage. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. what size would it have been at impact after burning through the atmosphere? |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I think I read it would have broken up. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. None |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. I think a lot would depend on the angle from which the rock hits the earth. If the slant |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'll have to look on the amatuer astronomy website... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. That video is pretty good, actually. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Wow, that think is really cruising. nt |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. I wonder how much of it would burn up in the atmosphere and how |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. All and none, respectively. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Here's an analysis of a 10 meter solid rock asteroid impact. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Thanks! I'm gonna send this link to Hubby, you'll lve digging into the numbers and physics! nt |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. For scale, the space shuttle usually goes to 200-240 miles up... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
15. I wondered why the plate in my head was vibrating...... |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
17. Thank you, Bruce Willis. |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Or maybe send Aerosmith to do Willis' job |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
20. Did they hitch a ride? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. interesting |
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