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    Default Re: 13 Year Old Corrects NASA

    Quote Originally Posted by Ice
    Uh, one in 50? That's a 2% chance, right? How big is this asteroid, and should we be worried?
    I'm unable to find a reliable source for this; NASA hasn't updated it yet anyhow. By the way, according to the article it is 1 in 450, and not 1 in 50. That's 0.0022 %.

    It's size is 250 meters. If it's impact energy is indeed 400 megaton, then that is compared to the Tsar Bomba (50 MT) 8 times as powerful. The effects of the impact are 100% dependant upon whether it lands in the ocean or on land. If it lands on a continent the effects will only be regional I assume.

    This might be the path of possible impacts; no idea about it's accuracy.

    Last edited by Viking; 04-16-2008 at 08:03.
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