NEO Earth Close Approaches

Gerald · 10-20-20, 09:32 AM

Close Approach Data!

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The following table shows close approaches to the Earth by near-Earth objects (NEOs) limited as selected in the “Table Settings” below. Data are not available prior to 1900 A.D nor after 2200 A.D. Data are further limited to encounters with https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/neo_ca_info.html

https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/

When it comes to a "dangerously close" object that is likely to hit the earth in the near future, no or very little information will be given.

Platapus · 10-20-20, 05:59 PM

Sure close, but they never seem to hit the earth.

Just my luck.

Random Asteroid 2020!

Gerald · 10-20-20, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Sure close, but they never seem to hit the earth.

Just my luck.

Random Asteroid 2020!

Why not play the lottery then?

Platapus · 10-21-20, 04:18 PM

And use up all my luck?

No thanks, saving that for the asteroid.

Gerald · 10-22-20, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

And use up all my luck?

No thanks, saving that for the asteroid.

Gerald · 10-28-20, 07:06 PM

About a "Hypothetical event".

Rockstar · 10-28-20, 08:09 PM

lets not forget about the possibility of a coronal mass ejection large enough to burn off earth's atmosphere, so there's that too.

mapuc · 10-29-20, 12:32 PM

Trying to remember what a viewer got as an answer to their question.

Question:
How big must a meteor/asteroid be before it can destroy earth - smashed into billions of stones(Like Alderaan in S.W.)

Answer:
The meteor must have a mass of 80 % of earth mass.
A mass lower than this will not destroy earth.
(I could remember wrong though)

Markus

Jimbuna · 10-29-20, 12:36 PM

I;m not sure it would have to be that big, just big enough to knock Earth out of its orbit.

Platapus · 10-29-20, 01:02 PM

That would depend on what the specific question is

Destroying the earth and destroying life on earth are different. Destroying higher level lifeforms will require a smaller mass than destroying lower lifeforms*

*For the purpose of this post, politicians are not considered lower life forms. Just go with me on this.

Jimbuna · 10-30-20, 04:56 AM

Politicians....more akin to pond life mostly

Gerald · 10-30-20, 11:15 AM

Here Platapus, look if ya can find any luck of random NEO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._Earth_in_2020

https://theskylive.com/2020cx1-info

Aktungbby · 10-30-20, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Politicians....more akin to pond life mostly

C'MON NOW, just the green scum on the surface; surely not frogs n' turtles n' crawdads n' such! That's good eatin'! Oh my!

Texas Red · 10-30-20, 01:08 PM

Even if we were to get hit by a rogue planet, if it had a greater gravitational pull or was larger, it would be very likely that we won't collide with the planet but rather we would get "Spaghettified" by its intense gravitational pull. So we would get stretched until we are shaped like an egg and then Earth will give way and it will just explode. The same thing can happen with a black hole. Theoretically, though, we can pass through the black hole unharmed because of the "worm-hole" theory that black holes are a passageway into other places of space. Something with Einstein's theory of relativity.

Though we wouldn't survive for long because we would freeze to death, lol.

Jimbuna · 10-30-20, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by the beast

Even if we were to get hit by a rogue planet, if it had a greater gravitational pull or was larger, it would be very likely that we won't collide with the planet but rather we would get "Spaghettified" by its intense gravitational pull. So we would get stretched until we are shaped like an egg and then Earth will give way and it will just explode. The same thing can happen with a black hole. Theoretically, though, we can pass through the black hole unharmed because of the "worm-hole" theory that black holes are a passageway into other places of space. Something with Einstein's theory of relativity.

Though we wouldn't survive for long because we would freeze to death, lol.

What a charmer!

10-20-20, 05:59 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,939 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Sure close, but they never seem to hit the earth. Just my luck. Random Asteroid 2020! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-21-20, 04:18 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,939 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	And use up all my luck? No thanks, saving that for the asteroid. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-28-20, 07:06 PM	#6
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,217 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	About a "Hypothetical event". __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-28-20, 08:09 PM	#7
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,827 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	lets not forget about the possibility of a coronal mass ejection large enough to burn off earth's atmosphere, so there's that too. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

10-29-20, 12:36 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,102 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I;m not sure it would have to be that big, just big enough to knock Earth out of its orbit. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-29-20, 12:32 PM	#8
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,859 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Trying to remember what a viewer got as an answer to their question. Question: How big must a meteor/asteroid be before it can destroy earth - smashed into billions of stones(Like Alderaan in S.W.) Answer: The meteor must have a mass of 80 % of earth mass. A mass lower than this will not destroy earth. (I could remember wrong though) Markus

10-29-20, 01:02 PM	#10
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,939 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	That would depend on what the specific question is Destroying the earth and destroying life on earth are different. Destroying higher level lifeforms will require a smaller mass than destroying lower lifeforms* For the purpose of this post, politicians are not considered lower life forms. Just go with me on this. __________________ abusus non tollit usum -* A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-30-20, 04:56 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,102 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Politicians....more akin to pond life mostly __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-30-20, 11:15 AM	#12
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,217 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	Here Platapus, look if ya can find any luck of random NEO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._Earth_in_2020 https://theskylive.com/2020cx1-info __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-30-20, 01:08 PM	#14
Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,376 Downloads: 527 Uploads: 5	Even if we were to get hit by a rogue planet, if it had a greater gravitational pull or was larger, it would be very likely that we won't collide with the planet but rather we would get "Spaghettified" by its intense gravitational pull. So we would get stretched until we are shaped like an egg and then Earth will give way and it will just explode. The same thing can happen with a black hole. Theoretically, though, we can pass through the black hole unharmed because of the "worm-hole" theory that black holes are a passageway into other places of space. Something with Einstein's theory of relativity. Though we wouldn't survive for long because we would freeze to death, lol. __________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell I'm not very active on the forums anymore. If you have a question, please DM me and I'll respond ASAP!