Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
arstechnica.com Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
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
9 0 ReplyExactly one meteor wide. Do you need the height as well?
12 0 ReplyIs it meteoric?
3 0 ReplyThe meteorest.
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It's around 1000 millimeteors
9 0 Reply130 - 400 meters
6 0 ReplyListed in the article:
Scientists estimate that 2024 YR4 is between 130 to 300 feet (40 and 90 meters) wide
5 0 ReplyHow many giraffes is it tho
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Were it to hit it would hit like a large nuke
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