Meteorite List Archives for [meteorite-list] What if Asteroid Bennu hit Earth?Thank you, Paul, It would be a spectacular event, for sure. Please be so kind to forward the results to my 'then' present email portal. ;) John. > On 02/08/2025 3:34 PM EST Paul via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > What if Asteroid Bennu hit Earth? > Kelley, Kizer Whitt, EarthSky, February 7, 2025 > https://earthsky.org/space/what-if-bennu-hit-earth-simulations/ > > "Asteroid Bennu is a 1,640-foot-wide (500-meter-wide) > space rock that has a 1-in-2,700 chance of hitting Earth > in September 2182.? > > More about asteroid 2024 YR4 > > Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. > Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry > "We are still at 97.7% chance of a miss from this asteroid." > Robert Lea, SpaceCom, https://www.space.com/asteroid-2024yr4-odds-increase-no-concern > > Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down). > NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the > space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it?s not yet time to worry. > New York Times, Robin George Andrews, February 8, 2025, paywalled > https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/science/asteroid-yr4-2024-impact-odds.html > > Yours, > > Paul H. > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list |
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