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THE MOST DANGEROUS ASTEROIDS FOR EARTH EVER DISCOVERED
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Did you know that the Earth has not one satellite, but seven? In addition to the Moon, these include six more quasi-satellites, asteroids that are in orbital resonance with our planet. Most of asteroids in the solar system huddle in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. Their total mass is about 4% of the mass of the Moon. According to modern science, most asteroids in our system are “the remnants of the building material” which once formed the Sun and the planets. The gas giant Jupiter acts as a safety mat for the Earth. Its powerful gravity attracts comets and asteroids flying into the solar system, and they end up burn down in its atmosphere. What sets them apart from dwarf planets is the fact that they aren’t heavy enough to acquire a spherical or similar shape due to their own gravity. More than 100 thousand asteroids have already been assigned numbers, with a few lucky ones with most peculiar features being called by proper names. It’s good to know that orbits of asteroids that pose a potential threat to us are constantly being monitored.
According to one theory, it was a collision with a large asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs from the face of our planet. A powerful enough blow can raise so much dust into the atmosphere that it will dim down the Sun for many years, leading to an extremely sharp drop in temperature. Today we’ll review those asteroids that are classified as dangerous. Each of them has been a subject of a heated debate among astronomy enthusiasts, with some of them insisting on inevitability of an asteroid collision. But is it really true?
In this video, you’ll find out which asteroids pose the most danger to the Earth, what are the chances that they will collide with our planet, and finally whether humanity will be able to change their orbit to avoid the impact.
What asteroids might be dangerous to Earth?
#asteroid #space #reYOUniverse
According to one theory, it was a collision with a large asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs from the face of our planet. A powerful enough blow can raise so much dust into the atmosphere that it will dim down the Sun for many years, leading to an extremely sharp drop in temperature. Today we’ll review those asteroids that are classified as dangerous. Each of them has been a subject of a heated debate among astronomy enthusiasts, with some of them insisting on inevitability of an asteroid collision. But is it really true?
In this video, you’ll find out which asteroids pose the most danger to the Earth, what are the chances that they will collide with our planet, and finally whether humanity will be able to change their orbit to avoid the impact.
What asteroids might be dangerous to Earth?
#asteroid #space #reYOUniverse
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