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Meteor impact in Chelyabinsk Russia, 950 injured by debris
Ganado:
--- Quote from: Surf on February 15, 2013, 05:27:44 pm ---Quite awesome to see such a spectacle, though I hope no one got seriously injured and the damage done to the enviroment isn't too high.
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Sorry but, damage to the environment? You mean from the asteroid itself? Meteors burn up in the atmosphere every day, this one was just bigger than usual, its effect on the environment isn't much of a concern.
I too hope people weren't seriously injured, but I'm also glad this event, along with the coincidental 2012 DA14 asteroid, might serve as a wake-up call to the fact that there should be measures to deflect/change the trajectory of large asteroids that could destroy cities/cause tsunamis, or worse. If discovered early enough, it could be relatively simple to push a large asteroid off its collision course. Technology needs to be improved to have better reliability on detecting NEOs.
Vile:
I'd pay a fortune for a chunk of that stone !
--- Quote from: Dishonest Abe on February 17, 2013, 12:41:34 am ---If discovered early enough, it could be relatively simple to push a large asteroid off its collision course.
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You watched too much Armageddon.
Ganado:
Repulsion force to change asteroid's trajectory by a few centimeters ≠ asteroid being nuked. It's totally plausible if detected early enough.
Mr Feltzer:
use a big ass laser to slice it into multiple pieces, small enough to completely evaporate in atmosphere.
Vile:
--- Quote from: Dishonest Abe on February 17, 2013, 03:24:49 am ---Repulsion force to change asteroid's trajectory by a few centimeters ≠ asteroid being nuked. It's totally plausible if detected early enough.
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Yea, IKR, but thats not the point. The point is theres by FAR neither the proper technology for that, nor can be the trajectory paths be 100% calculated, nor is there enough data on the properties of big fucking rawwkits or any vehicle outside of our gravity sphere. Asides from some space probes, maybe they can go out on a suicide mission to crash into some asteroid ? :>
For those few centimeters to have an effect, that asteroid needs to be intercepted early on. For such operations, there are no means yet.
Meanwhile, enjoy the fireworks. It's good to remind the human species once in a while that they are, in fact, worms.
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