gunDriller
12th February 2013, 10:45 AM
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-12/art-cashin-previews-february-15-close-encounter-meteor-kind
"At its closest approach in less than 4 days, the 45 meter (150 feet) wide Asteroid 2012 DA14 will zoom by within an altitude of 27,700 kilometers (17,200 miles). That is some 8000 km (5000 miles) inside the ring of geosynchronous satellites, but far above most Earth orbiting satellites, including the 6 person crew currently working aboard the International Space Station.
Although the likelihood of a satellite collision is extremely remote, NASA is actively working with satellite providers to inform them of the space rocks path.
The razor thin close shave takes place at about 2:24 p.m. EST (11:24 a.m. PST and 1924 UTC) as the asteroid passes swiftly by at a speed of about 7.8 kilometers per second (17,400 MPH)- or about 8 times the speed of a rifle bullet. For some perspective, it will be only about 1/13th of the distance to the moon at its closest.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will make a very close Earth approach, traveling rapidly from South to North and be moving at about two full moons per minute, said Yeomans, who manages NASAs Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Thats very fast for a celestial object.
No known asteroid has traveled this close to earth in recorded history. Let's hope the slide rule guys have it nailed."
Having worked for the government, I know 2 things:
1/ They have undue faith in their 'calculations'.
2/ If this asteroid was going to strike Earth, they probably wouldn't tell us.
Officially, the asteroid is coming within 17,000 miles of Earth. That's a little more than 2 Earth Diameters.
I trust their estimate of the speed, the size, and the approximate time, but I do NOT trust their estimate for the trajectory.
Draw that out on a piece of paper (like a Tic Tac Toe table, but with 25 or 36 spaces instead of 9) and it becomes apparent that we have about 1/25 to 1/36 chance of an asteroid collision Friday about noon.
The asteroid is travelling from South to North. Bad news for Australia, Africa, and South America.
So, personally, I would say it's time to top off the preps. I just bought a 15 pound bag of mixed nuts for $23 ... actually, it's from the farm supply store, and it's for animals, but, I like nuts. :)
So if you guys thought there was a 3% chance of an ELE (Extinction Level Event) occurring this Friday, what last minute prep updates would you guys do ?
"At its closest approach in less than 4 days, the 45 meter (150 feet) wide Asteroid 2012 DA14 will zoom by within an altitude of 27,700 kilometers (17,200 miles). That is some 8000 km (5000 miles) inside the ring of geosynchronous satellites, but far above most Earth orbiting satellites, including the 6 person crew currently working aboard the International Space Station.
Although the likelihood of a satellite collision is extremely remote, NASA is actively working with satellite providers to inform them of the space rocks path.
The razor thin close shave takes place at about 2:24 p.m. EST (11:24 a.m. PST and 1924 UTC) as the asteroid passes swiftly by at a speed of about 7.8 kilometers per second (17,400 MPH)- or about 8 times the speed of a rifle bullet. For some perspective, it will be only about 1/13th of the distance to the moon at its closest.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will make a very close Earth approach, traveling rapidly from South to North and be moving at about two full moons per minute, said Yeomans, who manages NASAs Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Thats very fast for a celestial object.
No known asteroid has traveled this close to earth in recorded history. Let's hope the slide rule guys have it nailed."
Having worked for the government, I know 2 things:
1/ They have undue faith in their 'calculations'.
2/ If this asteroid was going to strike Earth, they probably wouldn't tell us.
Officially, the asteroid is coming within 17,000 miles of Earth. That's a little more than 2 Earth Diameters.
I trust their estimate of the speed, the size, and the approximate time, but I do NOT trust their estimate for the trajectory.
Draw that out on a piece of paper (like a Tic Tac Toe table, but with 25 or 36 spaces instead of 9) and it becomes apparent that we have about 1/25 to 1/36 chance of an asteroid collision Friday about noon.
The asteroid is travelling from South to North. Bad news for Australia, Africa, and South America.
So, personally, I would say it's time to top off the preps. I just bought a 15 pound bag of mixed nuts for $23 ... actually, it's from the farm supply store, and it's for animals, but, I like nuts. :)
So if you guys thought there was a 3% chance of an ELE (Extinction Level Event) occurring this Friday, what last minute prep updates would you guys do ?