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Asteroid 2004 MN4-Suspected to hit Earth (pg. 4)
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| nrjizer |
Current odds were upgraded to 1/45.
Without trying to sound cynical and and sadistic, I wonder if this might be a good thing? This particular rock is big enough to do some good damage and get the world's attention, but small enough that if it did actually hit, we as a speces wouldn't be ed. If they discovered tomorrow that this was definately going to hit, it would be a great opportunity to get a good planetary defense system going. , I think we should be investing in one now, but politicians need a swift kick in the ass before they act on anything. |
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| Radagast |
| No, you've got it all wrong. As said before, they've already built one, we just don't know about it. You don't actually think they spend $20,000.00 on a hammer, $30,000.00 on a toilet seat do you? |
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| TweeK |
| quote: | Originally posted by Radagast
You don't actually think they spend $20,000.00 on a hammer, $30,000.00 on a toilet seat do you? |
Quote From Independace Day??? |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by TweeK
Quote From Independace Day??? |
Hey, you got one! :p :tongue2 |
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| sandstorm03 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Radagast
No, you've got it all wrong. As said before, they've already built one, we just don't know about it. You don't actually think they spend $20,000.00 on a hammer, $30,000.00 on a toilet seat do you? |
bush can suprise some... |
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| TweeK |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Hey, you got one! :p :tongue2 |
yay!!:stongue:
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| AlphaStarred |
| quote: | Originally posted by EriK_V
the earth is going to blow up tomorrow thread #59 |
lol |
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| nrjizer |
| It wont hit. At least with their current estimate of it's trajectory. You can start worrying about conspiracies again. |
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| astroboy |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
Becuase with the ever impending doom the human race would fall in to anarchy and release its most primitive side. People are animals and will always be, murder and rape would be everywhere with theft and any other crime. |
Either that, or you'd be getting more than you could hope to normally in a year... personally i'd be willing to run that risk. Rather than sitting there watching the meteor and thinking " why did i spend the last few days working for money i'll never get". |
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| Trance Effect |
| quote: | Originally posted by TweeK
hehe Deep Impact??......good movie:D |
Armagedon!! |
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| echosystm |
| i hit an asteroid once, it was lol :) |
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| twisted |
2004 MN4 (also written 2004 MN4) is a Near-Earth asteroid first sighted in June 2004 and the first object to be assessed at level four out of ten on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale and 1.10 on the Palermo scale, scales scientists use to measure the danger of an asteroid hitting Earth. Based on the observations available up to December 27, 2004, the object had an assessed 1 in 37 (2.7 percent) chance of collision with Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029—Friday the 13th.
The asteroid is currently being tracked to improve predictions of its future path. Scientists predict that, with a chance of over 97 percent, additional data will allow for 2004 MN4 to be re-rated as a level zero (no threat) object.
2004 MN4 belongs to a group called the "Aten asteroids", asteroids with an orbital semi-major axis less than one astronomical unit. The semi-major axis of an orbit's ellipse is one half of the major axis (the long axis) running from the center, through a focus. This particular asteroid has an orbital period about the sun of 323 days, which brings it across Earth's orbit twice on each passage around the sun.
Based upon the observed brightness, and assuming it reflects light in the way asteroids typically do, 2004 MN4's length is estimated at 390 m (1280 feet). Its mass is estimated to be 7.9×1010 kg, assuming a typical asteroid density of 2.6 g/cm3. Any potential impact would occur at a velocity of 12.59 km/s. |
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