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In 2182, our planet may collide with an asteroid. Earth faces a new danger from space. Even if in 2029 the planet will avoid a collision with the asteroid Apophis, it may bump into another space wanderer – 1999 RQ36, which in 2182 g. get close to our planet to an extremely close distance, declared in NASA.
“At the moment, the greatest probability of a potential threat associated with the asteroid 1999 RQ36 and the year 2182 (when it draws closer to Earth), “- said at an international conference on protection against dangers of asteroids near-Earth objects program manager in NASA Lindley Johnson.
In 2018, the American Space Agency intends to send to the 1999 RQ36 probe, which should study the shift of its orbit into the result of heating one of the sides by the sun. Thanks to this, how astronomers hope will be able to accurately determine how asteroid dangerous to the earth.
Recall that at the end of January 2013 at a distance of 14.46 million km from Earth flew asteroid Apophis. Astronomers are alarmed by the fact that in 2029 this object will approach our planet a distance 36 thousand kilometers. In the event of a 300-meter Apophis collision with Earth consequences will be more serious. According to scientists, the energy released in this case is equivalent to an explosion energy of 506 mgt TNT.
In mid-February, at a record distance from Earth – 27.7 thousand km – the asteroid 2012DA14 flew by. It’s even less distances to geostationary satellites. That day in Chelyabinsk region fell meteorite, which caused significant destruction: glass was broken in more than 7 thousand buildings, injured one and a half thousand people, mainly from glass fragments. NASA
