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No. While the impact of a large enough comet or asteroid may take out a large chunk of life on Earth, it cannot come anywhere close to destroying the planet. The largest near-Earth asteroid is 34 kilometers in diameter which, depending on its density, would make it about 35 million to 100 million times less massive than Earth. This is comparable to the difference in mass between a grain of sand and a small car.
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What would happen if Earth and the moon collided?
If Earth and the Moon were to collide, it would likely result in a catastrophic event that would destroy both celestial bodies. The impact would cause widespread devastation on Earth, leading to massive tsunamis, earthquakes, and extreme climate changes. The resulting debris from the collision would also have significant effects on our solar system.
Would there be friction on a meteor coming towards earth?
Yes, there would be friction as the meteor enters Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, causing it to heat up and potentially burn up. This is known as aerodynamic heating and can cause the meteor to break apart or disintegrate before reaching the surface.
Which is bigger moon or earth?
The Earth is bigger than the moon. While the diameter of the Earth is 12,742 kilometers, the moon's diameter is 3,474 kilometers. The moon is 27 percent the Earth's size.
What is an incorrect name for meteor?
a usually mistaken name for meteor is a shooting star
What is the law for when a meteor moving in a straight path changes direction when it flies by earth?
It would not be going in a straight line because it would already be in orbit round the Sun. When it comes close to Earth it is then attracted by the Earth's gravity and this is a standard 3-body problem with the meteor under two forces. It could be solved numerically.
Would a 20000 mile wide meteor destroy the earth?
A 20,000 mile wide object would not be a meteor; it would be a planet significantly larger than Earth. In that case Earth, which is about 8,000 miles wide, would definitely be destroyed.
Is a meteor going to destroy earth in 2012?
Considering that it is 2016 and we are still here, it seems unlikely.
What will happen if the black hole touches earth?
That would utterly destroy Earth.That would utterly destroy Earth.That would utterly destroy Earth.That would utterly destroy Earth.
How does a meteor get to earth?
well the meteor would be sucked in by the earths gravitational pull
How do you destroy the earth?
The impact of a large asteroid - say, 40 miles or so in diameter - would not actually destroy the planet, but would probably kill off all life beyond yeasts and bacteria.
What happens if a meteor goes through earth?
Life as we know it would disappear. It's not possible for a meteor to punch a clean hole through the Earth. So a meteor big enough would crack the Earth into pieces. These might eventually be pulled together again by gravity, but the planet would be unrecognizable.
What would it be like on earth if it still had rings?
a meteor would hit earth every five seconds
If a meator hits earth will the world be over?
If the meteor was large enough it might significantly affect the environment as to make life difficult. It would have to be extremenly large (moon size) to destroy the earth. However no asteroids of this size exist in our solar system.
How big is an meteor compared with Jupiter?
a peanut.. if you took all the planets in the solar system and added them together they would not equal the mass of Jupiter, so by comparsion a meteor to Jupiter is like the earth to the sun. insignificant!
What meteor fell into earth?
meteor Chase
What is bigger a meteorite or a meteor?
Usually, a comet.Meteors are usually the dust trails of comets or bigger meteorites/asteroids that burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. They are about the size of grains of sand.
If the earth is traveling at a speed of 64000 mph and a meteor the same size moving at the same speed collides with earth will you be thrown off?
That depends on where you are on the Earth and where the meteor hits. ________________ Wherever you are on earth, if an object the size of the earth collided directly with us (at that size it would be a rogue planet, I think, rather than a meteor) then certainly all life on earth would come to an end, and likely within minutes.
