Asteroids & Comets !!!

Our Earth had a violent beginning and Planetary Scientists believe that Earth will meet a spectacular fiery end!!

Comet Hale-Bopp

photo by Johnny Horne

Asteroid Eros

It is only a matter of time until an asteroid or a comet made of stone or solid iron will impact with Earth within the next 1000 years and terminate our civilization. It has happened before. Evidence of impact is the 1 mile wide Barringer meteor crater in the Grand Tetons!

Asteroid Gaspar

There have also been very close calls by comets - Greek for Hairy Star because of its tails. In the age of the Dinosaurs its believed such an impact occurred. Iridium found in layers of the Earths crust is evidence of a cataclysmic impact.

Scientists believe the epicentre to be the edge of the Gulf of Mexico on the Ucatan Peninsula. Within hours of impact, a cloud of hot dust covered the Earth, blocking all sunlight. Any life forms which were not vapourized by the scorching 2000 degree heat would eventually freeze or starve in the total darkness. It is the only explanation for total extinction - so far!!

Another impact is evident in Siberia but here the meteor exploded before impact flattening trees for 1000miles(about1600km) in a "Butterfly shape" !

Comet West

1976 photo Akira Fujiii

If an asteroid, only 1/2 mile wide(about 1km), impacted one of our Oceans a Tsunami (large wave) 1km high would hit our coasts - world wide - stripping all life and vegetation for hundreds of miles inland !

Comet Benett

photo Dennis di Cicco

A string of comets-Schumacher Leve 9-slammed into Jupiter, leaving Earth size crators !

In 2004 - Tutatus - an asteroid the size of Manhattan will by-pass Earth - it will be the closest one to Earth ever !!!

Kleopatra - Metal Dogbone

It only takes ONE and there are many out there-estimated 300-on a possible collision course- - - - - - -

Most researchers believe it is not "IF" a collision will occur but "WHEN" - - - - - - - -

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