Apophis

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Can you tell me about it?

Apophis

Laura (guest) 18 May 2010 23:15

I know it isn't about 2012, but could you tell me about this comet and 2029?

Thanks a bunch!!

Re: Apophis

UndeadxNurse 18 May 2010 23:23

Basically it's just an asteroid that's supposed to pass the Earth at a relatively close distance, it's going to miss us, but if it were to pass through a "keyhole" then it could return to enter the Earth's atmosphere and impact the Earth sometime in 2036 I think it is.

Frankly, it's nothing that I'm worried about.

Apophis

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Re: Apophis

TheGreatJuju 18 May 2010 23:26

99942 Apophis is an asteroid, not a comet. In 2029, it will pass through a region of space that could potentially give it a slim chance of hitting the earth in 2036. Probability at the moment is 1 in 250,000. Even if such an impact were to occur with an object the size of Apophis (and irregular 270 meters or so), it might cause local devastation, but it would not be a doomsday, apocalypse or anything of that nature.

And I repeat, the probability of Apophis colliding with the Earth in 2036 is 1 in 250,000. Nothing to worry about.

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Re: Apophis

Laura (guest) 18 May 2010 23:34

Thanks!!!

Re: Apophis

Astrogeek 19 May 2010 06:15

You might like our discussion of it on the asteroids page.

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