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What plan does the government have if the earth is on collision course with an asteroid?
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∙ 14y ago
There are no current public plans for what happens if an asteroid is on a confirmed collusion course with the earth by any government. Although many governments most notably the UK have commissioned companies to submit plans for the inevitable event. On the other hand it is widely believed that most governments have secret plans on what their government will do in the event.
Plans have circulated the scientific community about what to do. These plans include breaking the asteroid up with nuclear devices, despite the general consensus that asteroids are too dense for a nuclear device to do any damage and even if it does it will simply break the asteroid into several objects still on a collusion course. Other plans include pushing/diverting the asteroid with a variety objects including a laser beam to slowly push the asteroid.
Currently NASA tracks any object that is 700m or greater in diameter although plans are in the works to make that 70m. Another possibility that has been documented is that the Russians have 3 50 kiloton nuclear missles in silos strategically placed across Siberia. although this approach would work it would send a debris cloud hurtling towards earth causing wide spread but minor damage.
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What would happen if an asteroid on a collision course with Earth would get blown up in outer space?
It is FAR easier to change the direction of an asteroid than to blow it up. All that is needed to accomplish the former is to nudge the asteroid a little off its collision course with Earth, and this could be done with some small explosions on the side of that asteroid. Blowing up an asteroid would be a complete waste of energy.
If an asteroid or comet were on a collision course for earth what factors would determine how dangerous the collision might be for your community?
The size, speed, location and angle of impact of the object with the Earth. A major factor would be if the impact is on water or land.
What is in asteroid called when it hits the earth?
An asteroid is space debris made up of rock and metal and can range drastically in size. When an asteroid makes a collision course for Earth, it is called a meteor. A meteor that manages to hit the Earth is called a meteorite.
Why would scientists want to know if an asteroid is on a course to collide with earth in 20 years?
If an asteroid were to hit Earth, it could do HUGE damage. It was the changes to Earth after an asteroid hit that killed off the dinosaurs. But if we knew about an asteroid heading our way long enough ahead of time, maybe we could change it's course enough to make it miss, and save millions of lives.
Is Earth inside or outside of the asteroid belt?
From the sun it goes Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, ASTEROID belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (although no longer classed as a planet). So the earth is inside the orbit of the asteroid belt.
What would happen if an asteroid on a collision course with Earth would get blown up in outer space?
It is FAR easier to change the direction of an asteroid than to blow it up. All that is needed to accomplish the former is to nudge the asteroid a little off its collision course with Earth, and this could be done with some small explosions on the side of that asteroid. Blowing up an asteroid would be a complete waste of energy.
Is a collision possible between the earth and an asteroid?
Yes, if the asteroid is captured by the Earth's gravitational pull.
How do you avoid a collision with an asteroid headed for Earth?
There is no way to avoid an impending collision.
What was the name of the asteroid that had a near collision with the earth?
The Gr8 JAke
If an asteroid or comet were on a collision course for earth what factors would determine how dangerous the collision might be for your community?
The size, speed, location and angle of impact of the object with the Earth. A major factor would be if the impact is on water or land.
What is in asteroid called when it hits the earth?
An asteroid is space debris made up of rock and metal and can range drastically in size. When an asteroid makes a collision course for Earth, it is called a meteor. A meteor that manages to hit the Earth is called a meteorite.
What will happen in 2029?
99942 Apophis is a 270m diameter near Earth asteroid that was thought to be on a collision course with Earth. It caused a panic in 2004 as it was thought that it might hit the earth in 2029. New calculations estimate that the asteroid will now most likely miss.
What are the methods to avoid collision of asteroid of 50metres with earth?
You cannot "avoid" a collision; if the asteroid is headed this way, it will hit. They aren't steerable. Give us another 50 years or so, and perhaps we would be able to prevent it.
Is there going to be a meteor that destroys Earth?
No. While an impact from a large asteroid could cause a mass extinction event, no asteroid is large enough to destroy Earth. Collisions on the scale of the one that caused the last mass extinction occur roughly once every 100 million years. No known asteroids are on a collision course with Earth any time in the next 100 years.
How was the moon possibly formed?
The most probable cause was a collision between the earth and a large asteroid, part of the earth being broken off and forming the moon.
Asteroid headed towards U.S.?
There is one known asteroid which has some slight probability of colliding with the Earth. (There are no doubt many things on a collision course with Earth of which we are blissfully unaware.) This asteroid is called Apophis. It is a space rock which will pass close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. Apophis will not hit the Earth on that pass, but the worry is that there will be some gravitational perturbation that might cause Apophis to come closer than expected on Friday, April 13, 2037. Current calculations indicate that the chance of a collision is about one chance in 40,000. There are other rocks in space that will occasionally come close. Someday, one of them will hit us. We don't know when.
If a black hole or an asteroid hit earth what will happend to the ocean?
A black hole would eventually swallow up the entire Earth. An asteroid would provoke great catastrophes - depending, of course, on the mass of the asteroid.
