To: dirtboy
Uh, a bus-sized asteroid ain't gonna destroy the Earth.
No, but it could have devastated a major city. The fact that an object of that size could get that close before being detected is worrying. Programs like the CalTech JPL Near Earth Object Program are a great start, but obviously there's a long way to go. As for actually preventing asteroid impacts, that's a long way from even getting off to a start.
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Quite right. If it detonated (like the Russian rock from a year or so ago) over a major city, damage would be in the billions, and there would almost certainly be people killed.
30 posted on
05/03/2014 6:08:14 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
No, but it could have devastated a major city.San Fransicko, Chicago, NYC, DC...no such luck.
84 posted on
05/04/2014 9:24:47 AM PDT by
JimRed
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