An asteroid will be very close to Earth this year, so the risk of a collision in October is a definite possibility.
Probabilities of There is an asteroid impact with Earth Something we choose to ignore. Unfortunately, it is worth remembering Risk exists. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (P.O.Tfor its acronym in English), with this in mind, made a list of possible clashes during the year 2119. in 2024There is an asteroid that will approach our world, dangerously, this 5th October.
A stocking body, classified as a Potentially hazardous substanceDiscovered and named 16 years ago 2007 FT3. has Over 300 meters in diameter And, if it collides with Earth, it can cause it An explosion equivalent to 2.6 billion tons of TNT.
How likely is 2007 FT3 to impact Earth?
Until now, the asteroid Only viewed 14 timesThe factor that makes it a “The Missing Asteroid”. However, its approach to Earth has been sufficient for this NASA Sentinel Systemis listed as potentially dangerous.
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Regarding the possibilities, thanks to the studies that have been done about it, the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies determined that 2007 FT3 has 89 potential impacts with our planetOne of them is the upcoming October 5.
This P.O.TBefore Panorama, Ask for peace. He The most terrible moment for the earthIn terms of this asteroid, it was October 3, 2019. The second position in terms of risk corresponds to the next date.
It may interest you. This could be the dramatic end of Earth (and incidentally, the Solar System).
Even with this, it is worth saying Potentially dangerous objects for Earth are not collision safe. According to P.O.TThere are no known risks of an impact anytime within the next hundred years.
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