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General Discussion and Announcements => General Discussion => Topic started by: GTRS Fiero on October 21, 2019, 06:17:51 pm

Title: Meteor heading our way, next month
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 21, 2019, 06:17:51 pm

A 650-meter meteor will pass near Earth on 11-21-19.  It may get closer than expected, due to the Yarkovsky effect.

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The Yarkovsky effect is where the soft force of sunlight can steer asteroids into Earth-crossing orbits and drastically alter the layout of their paths across solar system.

Apparently, there are rating scales for meteors.  Everything from missed me, missed me; to scary close; to changing the landscape of Earth.

This one is traveling at a mere 18,000 miles per hour.

Title: Re: Meteor heading our way, next month
Post by: TopNotch on October 21, 2019, 09:10:17 pm

It won't be a meteor unless it enters the Earth's atmosphere. For now, it's an asteroid.

Title: Re: Meteor heading our way, next month
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 21, 2019, 09:12:57 pm

Great.  Where's my asteroid blaster?