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NASA aims to destroy an Empire State Building-sized asteroid (interestingengineering.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Bobo@lemm.ee to c/science@beehaw.org
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Astronomers have been closely monitoring Bennu, which swings close to Earth every six years. However, the real cause for concern arises from the possibility that on September 24, 2182, Bennu could collide with our planet with a force equivalent to 22 atomic bombs. While the odds of such a catastrophic strike are estimated at 1 in 2,700, NASA is not taking any chances.

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[–] theKalash@feddit.ch 35 points 1 year ago (13 children)

a force equivalent to 22 atomic bombs.

What kind of murica unit is this?

Also there is a pretty big difference between 22 Davy Crocketts and 22 Tsar Bombas.

[–] Kaldo@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I really need to hear how many football fields can fit on this asteroid before being able to judge its size

[–] JeremyMallin@autistics.life 3 points 1 year ago

@Kaldo @Bobo @theKalash I would also need to know if those are American football fields or rest of the world ones (ie, soccer). 😉

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