Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 By three asteroids! And boy was that close! The asteroid 2019 OD passed the closest, flying closer to the Earth than the moon. It crossed Earth's orbit within 222,164 miles of the surface. The moon is 238,900 miles away. The asteroid is 393 feet across at its widest point and passing by at 42,926 miles per hour. The asteroids 2019 OE and 2015 HM10 also zipped by Earth at a distance of 600,494 miles away and the latter at a distance of 2,914,164 miles. 2015 HM10 is 361 feet across at its widest point, moving at 21,273 mph and 2019 OE is 170 feet across moving at 20,244 mph. Video of the last time an Asteroid hit earth. (2013): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 see, this is what happens when you don't have good breath control and jerk the trigger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Close only counts in horseshoes, handgrenades and depth charges! There are some of those Near Earth Objects (NEO's) that may not have even been detected yet! We need to develop plans and equipment to deflect them, and do it ASAP! And, NO, you don't just explode them into pieces with a nuke. That will only make more chunks to hit us, unless the trajectory of the object can be changed. Update: Apparently one that was 110 feet wide (100m?) came within about 45,000 miles, closer than the Moon! Snuck up on several astronomers (us, too!) Incoming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 We are watching the big increase in volcanic activity out here... and I'm wondering if Yellowstone will blow, and we will all be in an extinction level event.. before I get my guns out of CA waiting periods... That would really suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 That would really suck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Trailrider #896 said: Close only counts in horseshoes, handgrenades and depth charges! And nuclear weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 All three are much, much bigger than the Siberian meteor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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