Still that's a lot of empty space that it could go through. Chances are as the time gets closer, we'll have much better estimates of its path and how to get rid of it.
>All it has to do is hit any one of the 40,000 satellites orbiting the planet >and its trajectory would change so that on its next pass it will definitely >hit. > >Satellites orbit at 35,000 KM in the earths orbit. This Asteroid is going to >pass at 32,000 KM.It is due to pass in 2029, and then in 2036 after that. > >Hopefully in that time we would have developed technology to deflect these >interstellar cannon balls. > >http://www.physorg.com/news127499715.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:258615 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
