threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agoDon’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down16
arrow-up1203arrow-down1external-linkDon’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032arstechnica.comthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squareeverett@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·16 days agoExactly one meteor wide. Do you need the height as well?
minus-squareGooberEar@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·16 days agoIt’s around 1000 millimeteors
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 days agoListed in the article: Scientists estimate that 2024 YR4 is between 130 to 300 feet (40 and 90 meters) wide
minus-squareSpongeBorgCubePants@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 days agoHow many giraffes is it tho
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days ago[email protected]
minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 days agoFuck, I was hoping for a 10-15 km wide one.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoWere it to hit it would hit like a large nuke
Okay so how big is this meteor then
Exactly one meteor wide. Do you need the height as well?
Is it meteoric?
The meteorest.
It’s around 1000 millimeteors
130 - 400 meters
Listed in the article:
How many giraffes is it tho
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Fuck, I was hoping for a 10-15 km wide one.
Were it to hit it would hit like a large nuke