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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months ago

Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months ago
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More data will likely reduce the chance of an impact to zero. If not, we have options.
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    To people having panic attacks, it is not large enough to destroy the earth, and we would have plenty of time to evacuate the impact location. Though let’s hope it isn’t anywhere with permafrost.

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      You mean populate the impact zone because I’m going to watch

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        Your browser does not support playing HTML5 video. You can download a copy of the video file instead.

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        Yeah, my dogs will be gone by then so I would absolutely set up a tent close enough to catch it. I’d even bring a baseball glove for shits and giggles.

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      Aw, you think we’ll still have permafrost by then.

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      It’ll be an equatorial impact.

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      Well that’s disappointing

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