"The Apophis potential impact is a highly unusual, even unique case. Due to its close encounter with the Earth in April 2029, and its Earth-like orbit, a relatively inexpensive low-technology deflection technique will suffice to divert it from an Earth impact in 2036, should that condition eventuate."
http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/news_detail.cfm?ID=165Artikeln skrevs redan 2005.
AB är lite sent ute
En artikel till, som är bättre (också från 2005) än DN's f ö:
"Currently, NASA estimates that asteroid Apophis (previously known as 2004 MN4) has a 1 in 5500 chance of hitting Earth in 2036. That depends on whether the asteroid sneaks through a 600-metre-wide region during its close swing past Earth in 2029.
If it threads through that keyhole, its orbit could be perturbed, possibly putting it on a collision course with Earth in 2036. But until radar observations of the asteroid are taken in 2013, it will remain unclear where Apophis is headed."
http://space.newscientist.com/channel/sola...d--for-now.html
Redigerat av LadyG: 29-01-2008, 15:38
Apophis, Jorden hamnar i vägen?
29-01-2008, 09:18
