[meteorite-list] "Supergiant" Asteroid Impact
From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 17:30:30 -0400 Message-ID: <7746FDB27C1F42DD87E301FA98585AFF_at_Gregor> Here is a great video submitted to the List in March by Bill Hall that may answer your question... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zvCUmeoHpw Best regards, Greg ==================== Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmhupe at htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 ==================== Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Supergiant" Asteroid Impact > Increased discovery of NEOs (NEA) over time... > > http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/stats/ > > This poses yet another not so obvious question. Can Moore's law (or > something similar) predict the rate of discovery based on the > technological advancement of the human species as a whole? Don't forget > to calculate population growth as well... > > World & USA Population clock: http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html > > We are advancing as a species faster than ever before in the history of > human kind. 100 years ago it took months to travel across the world, and > we did not have TV, cell phones,and of course the internet. Today we can > travel to any place on the planet in less than 12 hours and access > information with the click of a mouse. We can talk to another human on the > opposite side of the world with little effort and see what's happening > LIVE in every continent via satellite communication. > > As for exploration, before the next decade is out we might even put a > human being on Mars, and who knows what other scientific discoveries will > be made after that. We're living in a very exciting time. We're in the > midst of a superfast evolutionary change as a species. > > Where are we going next? > > Maybe nowhere if an asteroid slams into us... > > > > > > Meteorites USA wrote: >> >> Article about a supergiant asteroid shutting down Mars's magnetic field. >> >> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090511-mars-asteroid.html >> >> This raises the question that seems to be getting bigger and bigger. What >> would such an impact do to Earth? Would we be wiped out by the impact, >> severe weather, nuclear winter, earthquakes, tsunamis or by the >> atmosphere withering away by the solar winds? Or would humans be able to >> survive underground in manufactured ecosystems capable of supporting >> life? >> >> What if a supergiant asteroid slammed our planet tomorrow? Who would be >> sequestered away deep in the safe rooms underground? >> >> The question is not whether we are prepared -as we are not- the question >> is simply when will we find a solution to this obvious hazard. We're >> finding more asteroids all the time. It's becoming more mainstream, and >> public awareness is growing. Eventually we will find one that is on a >> collision course with Earth. >> >> When taking into account the increased awareness, advances in technology, >> and population increasing over time, I would predict a major discovery in >> less than 5 years. Now, this is not to say that an asteroid will hit in 5 >> years, but at the rate of the increase of awareness the likelihood that >> an amateur astronomer or asteroid hunter will find something increases >> exponentially over time. Not to mention NASA's NEO Project and other >> governmental and educational asteroid hunting programs. >> >> We've all heard the phrase "It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of >> when." when describing the likelihood of an asteroid impacting Earth. >> Well I would say you have to believe that this increase in knowledge and >> discovery is directly related to the increase in technological >> advancement coupled with a population increase. As we are able to see >> more we will learn more faster. >> > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Tue 12 May 2009 05:30:30 PM PDT |
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