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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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∙ 12y agoNo, however its effects would be substantial. The asteroid which is currently considered to be the greatest danger to earth is 1950 DA, which is approximatley 1-1.5km in diameter. If 1950 DA were to strike earth it is estimated that the impact would be roughly equivelent to a 100,000 megaton explosion. 1950 DA is not expected to approach earth until 2880.
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∙ 14y agoA meteorite is a meteoroid that has passed through Earths atmosphere and has reached the ground. A meteoroid is a sand to boulder sized object.
The largest known meteorite is Allende, weighing in at about 2 tons. The largest known meteorite crater is the Vredefort, with a diameter of over 170 miles. So the previous answerer was correct. A meteorite could never destroy Earth or life on it. A comet or an asteroid is another matter entirely.
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idon't really know but I'm gonna have to say no cause i mean meteorites can be big but i don't really think that they can be that big that they whole earth would be destroyed .
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∙ 13y agoA meteor cannot destroy the Earth.
A meteor is a meteoroid that has entered Earths atmosphere. A meteoroid is a sand to boulder sized particle of debris in the Solar System. None of these is large enough to destroy the Earth.
An asteroid is another mater.
If an asteroid is large enough ( 20 + miles across ) most life on earth would be gone within a few months.
However, even an asteroid is not large enough to destroy the Earth, life yes, but not the Earth. To destroy the Earth it would need something larger than the planet Mars.
Early on it's formation, Earth was hit by a Mars sized planet - Theia - and the collision created the Moon but the Earth was even then, not destroyed - probably quite badly bruised though.
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∙ 12y agoThere is a possible chance that a meteor can destroy the world, but, only if it is more than 2 thirds of the earth's weight or circumference and meteors like that come only, phhh, every 9.1 billion years, just relax, ok?!
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∙ 13y agoIt is not currently known that a meteor will destroy Earth at such-and-such a date. Of course, it may happen almost at any moment, as a surprise - in which case, we might know about the event a few weeks in advance.
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∙ 13y agoNo. But they can sure make a mess of everything that we're interested in; and a large enough one could end all multiicellular life.
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∙ 13y agoVery small, but not zero.
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What would happen if Earth and the moon collided?
The collision will destroy all life on Earth. The moon is 2,159 miles in diameter. So if it hits, it will leave a huge impact basin thousands of miles across
Would there be friction on a meteor coming towards earth?
By virtue that a meteor is a meteoroid that is burning up in the Earths atmosphere due to friction, then the answer is yes.
What forces act upon a meteor as it falls toward Earth?
Forces of gravity ( gravitational force) pulls the meteor to earth
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 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 is the one thing that will destroy man?
There are few things, like a meteor blowing up earth.
How does a meteor get to earth?
well the meteor would be sucked in by the earths gravitational pull
What will happen if the black hole touches earth?
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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
Could a 70 mile wide asteroid destroy earth?
When talking about asteroidal impacts, it's worth noting that the diameter of an object is not an indication of potential impact. The density and more important is the velocity at which it impacts the Earth is. However, an asteroid with a diameter of 70 miles would not destroy the Earth. The Earth has been hit by much larger objects (Theia) and survived - yet only just. A 70 mile asteroid would make a large impact but it would not destroy the Earth. A 70 mile asteroid would however, with the right velocity and angle, in all probability, wipe all life off of the Earth and cause years of non regeneration. Simple life would eventually recolonise the planet, but it would take millions of years for complex animals to evolve. So much so, that a devastation on that scale would eliminate mankind from the Universe as we know it. The asteroid that wiped out the Dinosaurs and ended their reign was a mere 10 miles in diameter and produced 2 million times more energy that our most powerful atomic bomb. So the 70 mile asteroid would not destroy the Earth but it would certainly destroy everything on it.
What would happen if Earth and the moon collided?
The collision will destroy all life on Earth. The moon is 2,159 miles in diameter. So if it hits, it will leave a huge impact basin thousands of miles across
What meteor fell into earth?
meteor Chase
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.
