99942 Apophis
Yes!! That is the name of the asteroid which is going to hit surface of earth on April 13th 2029 !!
The chance of hitting the earth's surface is just 2.7%. But we can ignore such a thing!
On april 13th 2029, it will be nearest to earth and so there is a chance of the asteroid hitting earth's surface.
If the asteroid ever hits earth's surface, it will produce kinetic energy of 750 megatons ! The largest hydrogen bomb ever exploded, Tsar bomba in 1961 produced kinetic energy of 57 megatons. We cannot imagine the amount of damage it will cause to earth !
Asteroids also revolve around the sun but their path is highly elliptical.So, there is always a chance of their path intersecting the path of earth. That date is 13th of april 2029 and that date is not very far .
Only future can tell the consequences now !!
Footnotes :
Image source:Asteroid image
If the asteroid ever hits earth's surface, it will produce kinetic energy of 750 megatons ! The largest hydrogen bomb ever exploded, Tsar bomba in 1961 produced kinetic energy of 57 megatons. We cannot imagine the amount of damage it will cause to earth !
Asteroids also revolve around the sun but their path is highly elliptical.So, there is always a chance of their path intersecting the path of earth. That date is 13th of april 2029 and that date is not very far .
Only future can tell the consequences now !!
Footnotes :
Image source:Asteroid image
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