NASA has not calculated any date for the supposed impact of the asteroid ‘2009 JF1’, nor is it the fifth most destructive for Earth .
Media news is circulating on social networks reporting that an asteroid will collide with Earth , they even point to a NASA statement with the date and time of impact.
The asteroid in question is ‘2009 JF1’ , which does exist and has been detected by Sentry , the system in charge of detecting possible impacts against the Earth .
However, currently, the Palermo scale (which measures the threat of impact against Earth) of the asteroid is -2.58 and despite its position on the list, it does not represent a huge danger to our planet.
Así que intentemos poner un poco de orden en esto… Va a ser fácil, os lo prometo. Lo único que tenemos que hacer es ir a la página de Impact Risk de NASA, y específicamente a Sentry, en este enlace: https://t.co/c6jNGrjhDf
Allí veremos esta tabla, y sí, 2009 JF1 está: pic.twitter.com/m1vaMEkj9V
— Álex Riveiro (@alex_riveiro) January 5, 2021
Can you destroy the Earth?
According to the science communicator, Álex Riveiro, “a -2.88 is low enough to be considered as not a cause for concern. Not only that, the possibility of impact, according to NASA’s own tool, is 0.026%.”
The probabilities give a small impact range, but if it were to happen, it would not be a disaster for Earth either, since the asteroid ‘2009 JF1’ has a diameter of 0.013 kilometers… Thirteen meters of space rock does not destroy planets.
Can you destroy the Earth?
According to the science communicator, Álex Riveiro, “a -2.88 is low enough to be considered as not a cause for concern. Not only that, the possibility of impact, according to NASA’s own tool, is 0.026%.”
The probabilities give a small impact range, but if it were to happen, it would not be a disaster for Earth either, since the asteroid ‘2009 JF1’ has a diameter of 0.013 kilometers… Thirteen meters of space rock does not destroy planets.