When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
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Apophis is 1,000 times smaller than the moon and will be 15 times as far away.
It will be traveling many times faster than the moon and has many times the density, since it is a comet fragment.
The moon exerts enough gravity on the Earth to pull the oceans back and forth as it passes them.
The comet will add gravitational push-pull as it goes by as well. Hopefully a great deal less than the moon does.
It has greater density, is traveling a great deal faster and is a little farther out than the moon.
This may cause flooding, Tsunamis,or even Earthquakes from the disturbance of the gravitational forces as it passes.
Depending on the position of the moon, it may add to, or reduce the effects of the lunar push-pull.
The asteroid could actually have a slight chance of altering the moon's travel.
Perhaps making a small change from it's normal path.
As far as gravity is concerned, the Earth, the Moon and the asteroid would interact similar to magnets, as no direct contact needs to be made to affect each other.
Then there is always the possibility that the large asteroid will have smaller undetected asteroids in tow all around it as it passes. Like the one that accompanied the flyby that hit Russia.
Also, if the asteroid passes between the Sun and the Earth or Moon, it will have more affect than if it passed outside our orbit. From the animation in the video it appears it will pass outside our path around the Sun.
Apophis is 1,000 times smaller than the moon and will be 15 times as far away.
It will be traveling many times faster than the moon and has many times the density, since it is a comet fragment.
The moon exerts enough gravity on the Earth to pull the oceans back and forth as it passes them.
The comet will add gravitational push-pull as it goes by as well. Hopefully a great deal less than the moon does.
It has greater density, is traveling a great deal faster and is a little farther out than the moon.
This may cause flooding, Tsunamis,or even Earthquakes from the disturbance of the gravitational forces as it passes.
Depending on the position of the moon, it may add to, or reduce the effects of the lunar push-pull.
The asteroid could actually have a slight chance of altering the moon's travel.
Perhaps making a small change from it's normal path.
As far as gravity is concerned, the Earth, the Moon and the asteroid would interact similar to magnets, as no direct contact needs to be made to affect each other.
Then there is always the possibility that the large asteroid will have smaller undetected asteroids in tow all around it as it passes. Like the one that accompanied the flyby that hit Russia.
Also, if the asteroid passes between the Sun and the Earth or Moon, it will have more affect than if it passed outside our orbit. From the animation in the video it appears it will pass outside our path around the Sun.
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
Apophis ...Then there is always the possibility that the large asteroid will have smaller undetected asteroids in tow all around it as it passes. Like the one that accompanied the flyby that hit Russia.
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Big asteroid swinging by Earth has its own moon
Published: May 30, 2013 6:13 PM By The Associated Press SETH BORENSTEIN (AP Science Writer)
WASHINGTON - (AP) -- Astronomers getting their first close-up glimpse of a giant asteroid about to whiz by Earth found a surprise bonus rock. A smaller moon asteroid is circling the larger space rock, an unusual but not unheard of space phenomenon.
The larger 1.7 mile-wide rock named Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be the closest to Earth on Friday at 4:59 p.m. EDT. Don't worry, though. It will still be 3.6 million miles away. NASA scientist Paul Chodas (Ch'OH'duhs) said it's one of the larger asteroids to swing by Earth and is the size of the space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs.
The smaller rock was discovered Wednesday night by astronomers using radar to look at QE2. The moon asteroid is about 2,000 feet wide. That's about average for such near-Earth objects.
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