[meteorite-list] What if Asteroid Bennu hit Earth?

[John Lutzon]

Thank you, Paul,

It would be a spectacular event, for sure. Please be so kind to forward the results to my 'then' present email portal. ;)
John.  

> On 02/08/2025 3:34 PM EST Paul via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> 
>  
> What if Asteroid Bennu hit Earth?
> Kelley, Kizer Whitt, EarthSky, February 7, 2025
> https://earthsky.org/space/what-if-bennu-hit-earth-simulations/
> 
>  "Asteroid Bennu is a 1,640-foot-wide (500-meter-wide) 
> space rock that has a 1-in-2,700 chance of hitting Earth 
> in September 2182.”
> 
>  More about asteroid 2024 YR4
> 
>  Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up.
> Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
> "We are still at 97.7% chance of a miss from this asteroid."
> Robert Lea, SpaceCom, https://www.space.com/asteroid-2024yr4-odds-increase-no-concern
> 
>  Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down). 
> NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the
>  space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.
> New York Times, Robin George Andrews, February 8, 2025, paywalled
> https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/science/asteroid-yr4-2024-impact-odds.html
> 
>  Yours,
> 
>  Paul H.
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