Astoroid Headed Toward Earth!

[Branden]

Visual and infrared observations were made of Amor asteroid 1982 DV during its discovery apparition. Broadband visual and near-infrared photometry shows that it is an S-class asteroid. Narrowband spectrophotometry shows an absorption feature due to olivine or pyroxene or both centered at 0.93 μm. Applying a nonrotating thermal model to 10-μm photometry, the geometric albedo is calculated to be approximately 0.27. The geometric albedo for a slowly rotating, rocky surface was calculated for 1 night to be 0.15, consistent with S-class asteroid albedos. Thus, 1982 DV is either one of the most reflective S-class asteroids known, or a significant amount of bare rock is exposed on the asteroid's surface. For the nonrotating model, ellipsoidal dimensions for 1982 DV are 3.5 × 1.4 × 1.4 km.
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[Dylan]

:S ?? That was years ago and this was just copied and pasted.

 

[Branden]

This astoroid is expected to hit in 2880

 

[Kevin X Dragon]

I don't anyone of us will be live in 871 years.

 

[Branden]

True but why not know what could happen to the world. It may be far away but still.

 

[Ghost]

That is a far way away. In 800+ years they will probably just send a rocket to shoot the asteroid out of the sky.

 

[Jaosals]

Or maybe we will have left earth already. Or maybe we will have such great technology, we could destroy it with our minds. 😛

 

[Jaosals]

Well the worlds ending in 2012 anyway so why do we care? /sarcasm

Oh dear, not the 2012 BS again... :roll:

 

[Jaosals]

Well the worlds ending in 2012 anyway so why do we care? /sarcasm

Oh dear, not the 2012 BS again... :roll:

Note the /sarcasm at the end :lol:

I know. 😉

I still don't like it though. :shake:

 

[Zenrer]

I think i'll be dead before 2880, who knows, I might live to the ripe old age of 1000 😀