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2008-10-06, 2:35 PM #1

Commander 598

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http://spaceweather.com/

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INCOMING ASTEROID: A small, newly-discovered asteroid named 2008 TC3 is approaching Earth and chances are good that it will hit. Steve Chesley of JPL estimates that atmospheric entry will occur on Oct 7th at 0246 UTC over northern Sudan [ref]. Measuring only a few meters across, the space rock poses NO THREAT to people or structures on the ground, but it should create a spectacular fireball, releasing about a kiloton of energy as it disintegrates and explodes in the atmosphere. Odds are between 99.8 and 100 percent that the object will encounter Earth, according to calculations provided by Andrea Milani of the University of Pisa. [ephemeris] [3D orbit]

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2008-10-06, 2:38 PM #2

Jay

Hey guys, did you hear about Something Awful?

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The Gods are trying to tell us something.

2008-10-06, 2:43 PM #3

Commander 598

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That Sudan sucks?

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2008-10-06, 2:43 PM #4

Gebohq

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I think this might call for another battle of the century of the week...

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2008-10-06, 2:58 PM #5

Freelancer

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I love how they don't tell you it poses no threat until the end (middle).

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2008-10-06, 3:09 PM #6

The Ego Has Landed

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For a moment there I was thinking FINALLY.

2008-10-06, 3:25 PM #7

Commander 598

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They're just telling everyone that so that they don't cause a panic.

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2008-10-06, 3:32 PM #8

Kievan Mereel

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The only thing I'm sad about is that it will only be visible in Africa. Oh well, it will probably be on YouTube tomorrow.

2008-10-06, 3:34 PM #9

Obi_Kwiet

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Stupid Sudan getting all the cool meteors.

2008-10-06, 4:01 PM #10

LividDK

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I was hoping this would be about Fallout 3

2008-10-06, 4:55 PM #11

DrkJedi82

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i hope someone films this thing...

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2008-10-06, 5:29 PM #12

Ruthven

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i hope they have youtube in sudan...

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2008-10-06, 7:16 PM #13

Commander 598

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http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/06/asteroid.fireball/index.html

CNN's got it now.

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2008-10-06, 7:24 PM #14

BombayZeus

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I hope they find a way to track its exact position in the sky. I wonder what the probability of it not entering the Earths atmosphere is)

EDIT:
Ah, found it

Quote:

Odds are between 99.8 and 100 percent that the object will encounter Earth, according to calculations provided by Andrea Milani of the University of Pisa.

http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/press/2008/pr200819.html

2008-10-06, 7:35 PM #15

Ford

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umm....that was in the OP bombay.

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2008-10-06, 7:42 PM #16

Alco

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Gee, thanks for the heads up. If this had been an actual threat, I would not have had time to prime my starship's reactor...

2008-10-06, 7:52 PM #17

DrkJedi82

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you need time to prime your reactor? mine goes from cold to full power almost instantly...

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2008-10-06, 7:55 PM #18

Commander 598

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Welp, word's over, everyone's dead...except THOSE WHO WERE PREPARED.

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2008-10-06, 8:16 PM #19

Jay

Hey guys, did you hear about Something Awful?

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I spent a whole 30 seconds preparing by reading the article.

2008-10-06, 8:27 PM #20

IRG SithLord

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Originally posted by Commander 598:

Welp, word's over, everyone's dead...except THOSE WHO WERE PREPARED.

"word's over"

2008-10-06, 8:44 PM #21

Grismath

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Haha imagine if humanity's last transmission had a hilarious typo.

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2008-10-06, 8:53 PM #22

Michael MacFarlane

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This is not nearly as awesome an apocalypse as peak bees.

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2008-10-06, 10:08 PM #23

ECHOMAN

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I can't access the site. Did the asteroid knock it out?

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2008-10-06, 10:13 PM #24

saberopus

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Yeah, unfortunately that site was hovering in the general vicinity of the meteors trajectory and got smacked down

2008-10-06, 10:21 PM #25

DrkJedi82

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the site's server was located on a satellite that was in the meteor's path...

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2008-10-06, 10:28 PM #26

Commander 598

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Quote:

ASTEROID IMPACT: If predictions were correct, asteroid 2008 TC3 hit Earth this morning (Oct. 7th at 0246 UT), exploding in the atmosphere over northern Sudan like a kiloton of TNT and creating a fireball as bright as a full Moon. Most of the 3-meter-wide asteroid would have vaporized in the atmosphere with only small pieces possibly reaching the ground as meteorites.

The following potentially confirming report comes from Jacob Kuiper, General Aviation meteorologist at the National Weather Service in the Netherlands: "Half an hour before the predicted impact of asteroid 2008 TC3, I informed an official of Air-France-KLM at Amsterdam airport about the possibility that crews of their airliners in the vicinity of impact would have a chance to see a fireball. And it was a success! I have received confirmation that a KLM airliner, roughly 750 nautical miles southwest of the predicted atmospheric impact position, has observed a short flash just before the expected impact time 0246 UTC. Because of the distance it was not a very large phenomenon, but still a confirmation that some bright meteor has been seen in the predicted direction. Projected on an infrared satellite-image of Meteosat-7 of 0300 UTC, I have indicated the position of the plane (+) and the predicted impact area in Sudan (0)."

http://spaceweather.com/submissions/pics/j/Jacob-Kuiper-0810070300zmet7IRposplane_1223352768.jpg

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