"God Of Chaos" Asteroid Will Get Closer Than Orbiting Satellites In 2029, Researchers Warn Impact Would Be "Devastating For All Life

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"God Of Chaos" Asteroid Will Get Closer Than Orbiting Satellites In 2029, Researchers Warn Impact Would Be "Devastating For All Life
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77935201 Ireland 08/20/2019 03:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	"God Of Chaos" Asteroid Will Get Closer Than Orbiting Satellites In 2029, Researchers Warn Impact Would Be "Devastating For All Life NASA is preparing for the arrival of what is being called the "God of Chaos" asteroid, which is slated to skim past the earth in 10 years. The asteroid has been named 99942 Apophis. The asteroid is gargantuan, measuring 340 meters across, and will come within 19,000 miles of the earth's surface. It’s one of the largest asteroids to ever pass so close to the earth and a collision with it could be "devastating for all life on earth". The asteroid will even get closer to the earth than most communication and weather satellites that are currently in orbit. These satellites are about 22,236 miles from earth. [link to www.zerohedge.com (secure)] Thought a bit of apocalyptic doom wouldn't go amiss. Bored with all the politics.

darth User ID: 28178764 United States 08/20/2019 03:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: "God Of Chaos" Asteroid Will Get Closer Than Orbiting Satellites In 2029, Researchers Warn Impact Would Be "Devastating For All Life Per Wikipedia, the typical composition of an LL Chondrite, which this asteroid appears to be: Iron 19–22% (metallic iron (Fe) 0.3–3%, iron oxide (FeO) the rest), olivine(characteristic fayalite (Fa) 26 to 32 mol%), hypersthene (a pyroxene), Fe–Ni, troilite (FeS), feldspar or feldspathic glass, chromite, phosphates. Need to mine it. That removes the hazard permanently. There is enough mass there to build a fully shielded O'Neill type space habitat where thousands of people can live and work. Any asteroid on such close approaches is ideal for capture and mining. Minor course corrections to use gravity of Luna and Earth can put it into orbit around Earth. Ad astra
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77802060 Canada 08/20/2019 03:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: "God Of Chaos" Asteroid Will Get Closer Than Orbiting Satellites In 2029, Researchers Warn Impact Would Be "Devastating For All Life Good idea.. if it's coming that close, they should try for an orbital capture, use it as a new mini-moon, hollowed out from mining and turned into an asteroid-based space-station/manufacturing facility, where they could build the tech to make big spaceships to properly explore/colonize the rest of teh solar system, and eventually beyond.
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