william the wie
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While I like your optimism much smaller strikes in Russia indicate that if the object either is going supersonic a mile above NYC or has enough volatiles to cause multiple strikes NYC will suffer damages in the trillions and casualties that will make 9/11 look minor.
According to Fox News, the object is 164 feet wide. More than likely, the asteroid will sail past the Earth at a distance of 4.2 million miles. But if a collision does happen, scientists believe it will occur Sept. 9.
The prediction came from the European Space Agency, which has asteroid 2006QV89 on its top 10 list of objects that are at risk of slamming into the Earth.
I don’t see any dire warning of impending doom. I sure hope it doesn’t come down anywhere near Vegas – buy maybe somewhere west of here wouldn’t be all that bad.
More @ Football Field-Sized Asteroid Could Strike Earth in September
164 feet wide....
If it landed in the middle of NYC it would take out most of the city.
Jo
It has about a 75% probability of landing in the ocean somewhere! or burning up on entry. I wouldn't want to live close to the impact if it air bursts. Ever see the forest In Russia where a similar sized meteor exploded in the air laid the trees out like match sticks, Major event ! Nah not really in the big picture
The Pacific ocean is a 50% probability all by itself. the last time that happened is claimed to have been in 1434 (the 1421 " China discovered America believers at their website have all sorts of claims for Zheng He's exploration fleet making its final cruise in 1433 is attributed to massive tsunamis due to a comet strike south of New Zealand.) Chinese and Japanese records do support this theory upto and including a near total loss of their merchant marine.
