It has numerous crevices in the face of the Earth as well as the rocks that have been found by archeologists that contain radiation not found on earth and when you find an area that was hit by a large meteor it the debris is spread out over a very large distance showing it had to be broken up and dispersed somehow.
Scientists believe that fallen debris from an asteroid impacted on dry soil and rock caused Earth to form. This is referred to as "The Big Bang Theory".
99942 Apophis is an asteroid where initial observations indicated a small probability (up to 2.7%) that it would strike the Earth in 2029.Later observations concluded that the asteroid would miss the Earth.The chances are now set at a one in 3 million that it will hit Earth.
The Asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter at an average distance between 186 million miles and 300 million miles, (300 million and 600 million kilometers). The distance from the Sun to the Earth is 93 million miles sometimes referred to as an Astronomical Unit, (AU). The Asteroid Belt is between 2.7 and 4.0 au's from the sun along the ecliptic.
No, an asteroid cannot destroy earth, but a large enough asteroid can have devastating effects on the life on Earth
No, there is no evidence to support the claim that a giant asteroid was going to hit Earth in 2014. Astronomers keep a close eye on potentially hazardous asteroids, and there are protocols in place to deal with any potential threats.
A large asteroid impacted the earth 65 million years ago, creating the Chicxulub Impact Crater, and killing the dinosaurs.
After finding Iridium, now he got enough evidence for his theory. That Iridium was from the asteroid that impacted the Earth and caused dinosaurs to perish.
A large comet or asteroid striking earth
The correct spelling of the word "dinosaure" is dinosaur. Dinosaurs once roamed the earth up until about 66 million years ago. A large asteroid impacted Earth at this time and wiped out most life forms, including dinosaurs.
The dinosaurs died.
It all depends on the size of the asteroid and the speed. When an asteroid about 6 miles in diameter slammed into the Gulf of Mexico 65 million years ago, it killed off every large lifeform on Earth, including all of the dinosaurs.
It all depends on the size of the asteroid and the speed. When an asteroid about 6 miles in diameter slammed into the Gulf of Mexico 65 million years ago, it killed off every large lifeform on Earth, including all of the dinosaurs.
Scientists believe that fallen debris from an asteroid impacted on dry soil and rock caused Earth to form. This is referred to as "The Big Bang Theory".
Most asteroids are located in the asteroid belt, which is so far away from the Earththat they do not experience any measurable gravitational pull from Earth. If anasteroid approaches the Earth, however, then it will experience quite a substantialgravitational pull. Asteroids can weigh thousands or even millions of tons.====================================Answer #2:There can never be any single answer to that question. Just like any otherobject, of course, the gravitational force between the Earth and an asteroiddepends on the mass of the asteroid, and on how far it happens to be fromEarth at the moment.Here is a sample, 'back-of-the-bar-napkin' calculation:-- Assume that the asteroid has a mass that would weigh 1 million tons on Earth.-- Assume that the asteroid is only 10,000 miles outside the orbit of Mars.So, as the Earth and the asteroid both go round and round the sun in theirrespective paths, the closest they can ever get to one another is about33.9 million miles.-- When the asteroid is on the surface of the Earth ... 3,959 miles from the center ...it weighs 1 million tons. Its weight when it's 33.9 million miles away is just 1 million tonstimes the square of the inverse ratio of those distances.(1 million tons) x ( 3,959/33.9 million)2 = 18.35 tonsThat's the Earth's pull on the asteroid, and the asteroid's pull on the Earth,when they're as close together as they can ever be.Mars, being so much closer, and Jupiter, being so much more massive than theEarth, have that much greater gravitational interaction with the asteroid, andpotentially big effects on the shape of its orbit. The problem with that is thatthey may nudge the asteroid into an orbit with a shape that could eventuallycoincide with where the Earth is that day, and could wipe out the remainingdinosaurs.
Meteorites that originate from the asteroid belt can collide with Earth, carrying evidence of Earth's inner composition. By analyzing these meteorites, scientists can study the interior structure and composition of our planet.
99942 Apophis is an asteroid where initial observations indicated a small probability (up to 2.7%) that it would strike the Earth in 2029.Later observations concluded that the asteroid would miss the Earth.The chances are now set at a one in 3 million that it will hit Earth.
The Asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter at an average distance between 186 million miles and 300 million miles, (300 million and 600 million kilometers). The distance from the Sun to the Earth is 93 million miles sometimes referred to as an Astronomical Unit, (AU). The Asteroid Belt is between 2.7 and 4.0 au's from the sun along the ecliptic.