Asteroid Apophos

INRM · 25th October 2008, 07:40 PM

Will it hit Earth or not?

shadron · 25th October 2008, 07:48 PM

Probably not, unless someone playing with a magnet in Nairobi, Kenya keeps it pointed it in the right direction for the next 25 years.

Apophis

kedo1981 · 26th October 2008, 03:11 PM

Definitely not on the first pass highly unlikely on the next one, but how dumb was it to name after the Egyptian god of death, come on name it asteroid pink fluffy bunny or sum tin.

technoextreme · 26th October 2008, 09:02 PM

I thought this was old old old old old old news. In that the part we should have held our breathes for all ready past.

ImaginalDisc · 27th October 2008, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by kedo1981

Definitely not on the first pass highly unlikely on the next one, but how dumb was it to name after the Egyptian god of death, come on name it asteroid pink fluffy bunny or sum tin.

I thought it was known by a number, and then when its trajectory was plotted as potentially hitting the Earth it was given a snappier name?

25th October 2008, 07:40 PM	#1
INRM Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,490	Asteroid Apophos Will it hit Earth or not?
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25th October 2008, 07:48 PM	#2
shadron Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,719	Probably not, unless someone playing with a magnet in Nairobi, Kenya keeps it pointed it in the right direction for the next 25 years. Apophis
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26th October 2008, 03:11 PM	#3
kedo1981 Master Poster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: ohio Posts: 2,081	Definitely not on the first pass highly unlikely on the next one, but how dumb was it to name after the Egyptian god of death, come on name it asteroid pink fluffy bunny or sum tin.
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26th October 2008, 09:02 PM	#4
technoextreme Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,786	I thought this was old old old old old old news. In that the part we should have held our breathes for all ready past.
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27th October 2008, 06:25 AM	#5
ImaginalDisc Proactive Untwister of Octagonal Hippopotamus Pants Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 10,225	Originally Posted by kedo1981 Definitely not on the first pass highly unlikely on the next one, but how dumb was it to name after the Egyptian god of death, come on name it asteroid pink fluffy bunny or sum tin. I thought it was known by a number, and then when its trajectory was plotted as potentially hitting the Earth it was given a snappier name?
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