NASA emails reveal agency's surprise at asteroid's near-miss of Earth

axios ^ | 09/19/2019 | Jacob Knutson

[dfwgator]

“Here's a phrase that apparently the airlines simply made up: near miss. They say that if 2 planes almost collide, it's a near miss. Bulls___, my friend. It's a near hit! A collision is a near miss.

[WHAM! CRUNCH!]

"Look, they nearly missed!"

"Yes, but not quite.”

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks fieldmarshaldj for the ping, and BenLurkin for posting the topic.

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[SunkenCiv]

three earlier topics about 2019OK:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/2019ok/index

BTW, various rocks have probably been near-missing (or not missing) Earth for billions of years, we just know about them now. Not in time, but at least we know about them afterward. :^)

[USAF1985]

Right?? They’re like one big disaster magnet!

[USAF1985]

Meh. I never worry about what I can’t control. You shouldn’t either. Eventually...someone is gonna take a fastball (meteor) to the face. It’s just a matter of when.

[USAF1985]

Also...from https://archive.briankoberlein.com/2015/12/15/is-earth-gaining-mass-or-losing-mass/index.html

”Earth gains mass through dust and meteorites that are captured by its gravity. If you watched the recent meteor shower you know this can occur on a regular basis. In fact from satellite observations of meteor trails it’s estimated that about 100 – 300 metric tons (tonnes) of material strikes Earth every day. That adds up to about 30,000 to 100,000 tonnes per year. That might seem like a lot, but over a million years that would only amount to less than a billionth of a percent of Earth’s total mass.”