Two asteroids to pass close to Earth on Wednesday

Bilge_Rat · 09-08-10, 10:09 AM

yes, only a matter of time, lots of rocks out there.

The extinction of Dinosaurs was, according to one theory, caused by an asteroid strike which changed the earth's climate.

and let's not forget the 1908 Tunguska impact when a 20 meter asteroid struck a siberian forest incinerating tress in a 9 mile radius and knocking them down in a 25 mile radius.

Oberon · 09-08-10, 10:18 AM

That's pretty damn close.

Jimbuna · 09-08-10, 10:36 AM

A bit too close for comfort....where's Bruce Willis these days?

Dowly · 09-08-10, 10:41 AM

I see potential in this thread... Yubba, any theories what this could've been?

Oberon · 09-08-10, 11:00 AM

Dowly, bad ferret.

Anyway, just a quick read up, chances are they'd break up or explode on entry anyway, even if they were made of iron (although an iron asteroid of that size would most likely create quite the clusterbomb of fragments after it exploded).

Gerald · 09-08-10, 11:05 AM

Oberon · 09-08-10, 11:05 AM

Now there's a thought!

09-08-10, 10:09 AM	#1
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	yes, only a matter of time, lots of rocks out there. The extinction of Dinosaurs was, according to one theory, caused by an asteroid strike which changed the earth's climate. and let's not forget the 1908 Tunguska impact when a 20 meter asteroid struck a siberian forest incinerating tress in a 9 mile radius and knocking them down in a 25 mile radius. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A bit too close for comfort....where's Bruce Willis these days? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	And falls down on Iran's nuke plants, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	That's pretty damn close.

09-08-10, 10:41 AM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I see potential in this thread... Yubba, any theories what this could've been?

09-08-10, 11:00 AM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Dowly, bad ferret. Anyway, just a quick read up, chances are they'd break up or explode on entry anyway, even if they were made of iron (although an iron asteroid of that size would most likely create quite the clusterbomb of fragments after it exploded).