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This is a bit unsettling. In 2036 a giant meteor will skim the earth closer than our satellites. If it does hit the planet it will strike with a force around 14 times that of our largest hydrogen bomb and could kill an estimated 10 million people.
They are also unsure how much the close flyby will effect our rotation around the sun and our atmosphere.
I first learned this from a space simulator game then did a bit of research.
Just to put this in perspective, "they" NASA or whatever committee, have a scale from 1-10 for meteors. 1 is no chance of collision, and 10 is the human race will be extinct.
This is the first time, ever, that they have given a meteor higher than a 1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis#2013_refinement
They are also unsure how much the close flyby will effect our rotation around the sun and our atmosphere.
I first learned this from a space simulator game then did a bit of research.
Just to put this in perspective, "they" NASA or whatever committee, have a scale from 1-10 for meteors. 1 is no chance of collision, and 10 is the human race will be extinct.
This is the first time, ever, that they have given a meteor higher than a 1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis#2013_refinement
