APOD: Asteroids in the Distance (2013 Feb 10)

[Keyman]

Further, just last year the 50-meter wide asteroid 2012 DA14 was discovered that will pass inside the orbit of Earth's geosynchronous satellites this coming Friday. A collision with a large asteroid would not affect Earth's orbit so much as raise dust that would affect Earth's climate. One likely result is a global extinction of many species of life, possibly dwarfing the ongoing extinction occurring now.

Really guys? A posting with the above exerpt, and we're discussing what filters were used for the picture??

What would Mariesa van Huyten say?

[Chris Peterson]

Further, just last year the 50-meter wide asteroid 2012 DA14 was discovered that will pass inside the orbit of Earth's geosynchronous satellites this coming Friday. A collision with a large asteroid would not affect Earth's orbit so much as raise dust that would affect Earth's climate. One likely result is a global extinction of many species of life, possibly dwarfing the ongoing extinction occurring now.

Really guys? A posting with the above exerpt, and we're discussing what filters were used for the picture??

What would Mariesa van Huyten say? :wink:

Well... if DA14 hit the Earth, it wouldn't even affect the climate, so a discussion of ELEs in the context of this particular APOD doesn't make a lot of sense.

[neufer]

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