Asteroid.........2 close calls

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2socks2socksforum_veteranOP
Nov 11, 2009, 01:04 AM

what would happen if an asteroid just 100 feet wide hit the earth???

Apparently 1 came within 45,000 miles of hitting us on Mar 2, 2009 ( moon is 250,000)

last one wiped out 1200 square miles of forrest

Imagine if it hit say.......................New York City......or Los Angeles

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226672/Asteroid-scrapes-past-Earth-just-8-700miles-away--15-hours-warning.html

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FinSaneFinSaneforum_veteran
Nov 11, 2009, 08:20 AM

bruce willias will save us

UltraUltraforum_veteran
Nov 11, 2009, 09:23 AM

The previously undiscovered asteroid came within 8,700miles of Earth but astronomers noticed it only 15 hours before it made its closest approach.

thanks NASA! I'm glad you have a billion dollar budget and can crash things into the moon, but can't be bothered to find objects crashing towards our planet.

Dol-Fan DupreeDol-Fan Dupreeforum_veteran
Nov 11, 2009, 11:31 AM

"Ultra wrote:

thanks NASA! I'm glad you have a billion dollar budget and can crash things into the moon, but can't be bothered to find objects crashing towards our planet.

Their budget would have to increase 10 fold to be able to catch all those asteroids.

I do not think you realize how big space is and how small those asteroids are.

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UltraUltraforum_veteran
Nov 11, 2009, 11:42 AM

"Dol-Fan Dupree wrote:

Their budget would have to increase 10 fold to be able to catch all those asteroids.

I do not think you realize how big space is and how small those asteroids are.

I would just as soon let them have no budget and use the money for something better. Or better yet, give the money to the Air Force and let them handle it.

unluckylucianounluckylucianoNew Member
Nov 11, 2009, 12:00 PM

"Ultra wrote:

I would just as soon let them have no budget and use the money for something better. Or better yet, give the money to the Air Force and let them handle it.

they are already developing plans to handle asteroids as are other scientists. its not exactly an easy thing to test though, so yes it will take some time. not sure why you are outraged........

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like2godlike2godluxury_box
Nov 11, 2009, 12:11 PM

"Ultra wrote:

thanks NASA! I'm glad you have a billion dollar budget and can crash things into the moon, but can't be bothered to find objects crashing towards our planet.

A sad fact, there are more people working in your local McDonalds than there are working to identify and catalog near earth asteroids.


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like2godlike2godluxury_box
Nov 11, 2009, 12:14 PM

"unluckyluciano wrote:

they are already developing plans to handle asteroids as are other scientists. its not exactly an easy thing to test though, so yes it will take some time. not sure why you are outraged........

Some of the solutions are really out there, I'd like to see a few test runs within the next 10 years to make sure that they work.


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UltraUltraforum_veteran
Nov 11, 2009, 02:49 PM

"unluckyluciano wrote:

not sure why you are outraged........

I just don't like NASA :confused2: We totally had that genie in a bottle and Maj. Nelson and Maj. Healey blew it big time.

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