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It's called Apophis. It's 390m wide. And it could hit Earth in 31 years time [Asteroid]
The Guardian (UK) ^
| December 7, 2005
| by Alok Jha
Posted on 12/06/2005 6:59:40 PM PST by aculeus
In Egyptian myth, Apophis was the ancient spirit of evil and destruction, a demon that was determined to plunge the world into eternal darkness.
A fitting name, astronomers reasoned, for a menace now hurtling towards Earth from outerspace. Scientists are monitoring the progress of a 390-metre wide asteroid discovered last year that is potentially on a collision course with the planet, and are imploring governments to decide on a strategy for dealing with it.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: artbell; asteroid; catastrophism; comet; doomsday; faroutman; imgettingintheshower; outerspace; spaceballs; whosgotthepopcorn
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To: aculeus
Oops!
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:08:58 PM PST
by
xrp
(Conservative votes are to Republicans what 90% of black votes are to Democrats (taken for granted))
To: Skooz
It's ok. You'll get a FEMA card.
To: aculeus
Apophis, which has an outside chance of hitting the Earth in 2036... But I heard on Kook To Kook AM that the world is going to end in 2012, so what's there to worry about?
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To: CindyDawg
So should I get a head start on the lootin?
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:13:00 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: aculeus
I think America is already doing its share, and deflecting asteroids is an expensive business.
Let the French do it. Or maybe Kofi Annan. He should have enough cash in his slush fund to take care of it.
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:13:24 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: FEARED MUTATION
Yes, but the good news is that we will miss the chaos from the 32bit Unix clock roll-over in 2038! Look on the bright side! ;-)
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:14:17 PM PST
by
SubMareener
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To: tallhappy
Nope, Bush has the evil hurricane machine. Chaney's got the evil tornado machine. This must be Rumsfeld's evil asteroid machine...LOL
To: aculeus
KillerPotato!
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:15:06 PM PST
by
xcamel
(a system poltergeist stole it.)
To: cripplecreek
We are gonna need "scooters" with baskets:')
To: aculeus
So, should I eat broccoli or not?
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:15:48 PM PST
by
VadeRetro
(Liberalism is a cancer on society. Creationism is a cancer on conservatism.)
To: aculeus
Finally, a real chance for Skeeter to make a comeback!
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:15:48 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:16:51 PM PST
by
fatima
To: mcshot
That's a bigginNow you've done it! You've activated my Cheney Chix files!
To: fatima
Oh, hi fatima. This may be the last time we can say "HI" to each other!
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:18:00 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Skooz
according to the libs, having stuff is a crime ...
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:18:08 PM PST
by
InvisibleChurch
(The search for someone to blame is always successful. - Robert Half)
To: aculeus
I'll be 71. Like I'll give a flying fig leaf.
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:18:10 PM PST
by
Junior
(From now on, I'll stick to science, and leave the hunting alien mutants to the experts!)
To: aculeus
390m is not exactly a world killer. It would probably wreak considerable havoc similar to a very very large volcano. Possibly causing colder climate for maybe a few years but nothing that would kill off civilization.
To: aculeus
My goodness, I hope there is time to get that snappy dresser, Mr. Brown, back at FEMA.
Seriously, this is a hyped article.
The current Torino Scale rating and classification on Palermo risk places this in the category defined by NAEO as:
A routine discovery in which a pass near the Earth is predicted that poses no unusual level of danger. Current calculations show the chance of collision is extremely unlikely with no cause for public attention or public concern. New telescopic observations very likely will lead to re-assignment to Level 0.
or as NEO explains when giving the probability of any impact0.018000000% chance of Earth impact
or
1 in 5,560 chance
or
99.98200000% chance the asteroid will miss the Earth
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:18:30 PM PST
by
KC Burke
(Men of intemperate minds can never be free....)
To: Revolting cat!
Why beautiful,where you going-don't leave me.
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posted on
12/06/2005 7:19:35 PM PST
by
fatima
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