The news that an asteroid will hit the Earth on October 22, 2022 will make a splash. The reason is that the news of the asteroid that will ‘hit’ the earth has circulated on social networks TikTok. TikTok account that uploads the news asteroid those are ardi *** and Cece ***.
From research by HR Online, the ardi *** account uploaded a video of an asteroid hitting Earth on Monday, October 3, 2022.
In the 14-second TikTok account video, it looks like a large asteroid about to hit planet Earth. In addition there is the words “October 22, 2022” and the caption “it really happened”.
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As for the TikTok account, Cece *** uploaded a 6-second video on October 6, 2022.
Contrary to ardi ***’s tale, this one wonders whether the asteroid will hit the earth or not.
“On October 22, when there was a large asteroid hit the earth, what was it?” write an account with woman wallpaper.
The account also wonders if the rings on the planet Saturn will disappear. “And the fall of the asteroid was accompanied by a meteor,” she wrote.
“If it was a hoax, why was NASA serious enough to hit the asteroid?” She added.
Not only that, the TikTok account also searched the internet for the asteroid with a size of 160 meters and a weight of 570 kilograms.
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In addition, he also wrote that there would be a huge tsunami and an explosion hundreds of thousands of times that of an atomic bomb from the asteroid.
Is it true that an asteroid will hit the Earth on October 22, 2022?
Of course, with news or news about an asteroid “hitting” the earth on October 22, 2022, it will make netizens excited.
Previously, NASA or the US space agency successfully used the DART / Double Asteroid redirect test to deflect asteroid Dimorphos hitting him. The collision occurred on Monday (9/26/2022) at 6:14 am WIB.
This incident was the beginning of the investigation into Cece’s TikTok account ***. “If it was a hoax, why was NASA serious enough to hit the asteroid?” she asked.
Answering the big question from netizens whether it is true that a large asteroid will hit the earth on October 22, 2022, Andi Pangerang, a researcher at the BRIN Center for Space Science / National Research and Innovation Agency, also denied.
According to him, that this minor planet is not falling or crashing into the Earth. But on October 22, 2022, the asteroid will only pass close to Earth.
“Precisely at 16.59 UT or 23.59 WIB”, Andi explained, quoting from the Tribune on Sunday (9/10/2022).
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He further explained that the asteroid with the name 2022 RB5, which will pass close to the Earth, has a size between 86 and 190 meters. Or about 2 times the Bung Karno stadium.
The asteroid, which is said to be hitting the Earth, will travel at a speed of 19,152 kilometers per hour.
“While the distance from the asteroid to Earth is five million kilometers,” he explained.
According to him, the asteroid will not fall or hit the Earth, because the closest distance to Earth is nine times greater, or 556,400 km, than the Sun’s rock boundary with Earth.
Therefore, since the 2022 asteroid RB5 will not fall to Earth, it is not dangerous or has a terrible impact on Earth.
He also appealed to the public not to panic and remain calm regarding information about the large asteroid that will hit Earth on October 22, 2022. Because it is not crashing, but asteroid 2022 RB5 will pass. (R5 / HR-Online / Editor-Adi)
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