An Asteroid Much More Powerful Than an Atomic Bomb Approaches Earth

The meteorite in question had traveled 296,758 kilometers from Earth three years ago. science At that time, people did not see the arrival of the asteroid due to its dimness.

In JP’s report, he wrote that the possible collision of 2018 AH could be similar to the asteroid impact known as the Tunguska Event.

1908’of RussiaIn the event that took place in the Siberia region of , an asteroid 50 to 190 meters in size exploded about 5 to 24 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.

It is thought that roughly 3-30 megatons of energy was released after the event. This, ABDin the Second World War JapanEquivalent to 185 times the impact of the atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima.

On the other hand, after 27 December, an asteroid is not expected to approach Earth until 2028. At this date, it is thought that the 2001 WN5, which is approximately 1 kilometer long, will pass at a distance of 248 thousand kilometers.

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