Free Term Paper on Killer Asteroids
The universe is a shooting gallery and earth is the bullseye. The earth is
always under threat of a doomesday asteroid that will wipe out civilization.
There are over one thousand
asteroids traveling toward earth and only three
quarters are accounted for. Where are the other one forth? No one knows because
the government doesn't fund NASA astrologists enough to cover the astroids. Just
one impact could end civilization as we know it. No matter where it hits
everything would die, even bacteria. To give an estimate how much is spent on
asteroid detection. It is said to be less than the cost to operate a single
McDonald's franchise. Total disaster would occur no matter where the asteroid
hit. Land, sea it doesn't matter. Ocean impact would create a number of things.
First, a Tsunami(tidal wave) would be created on impact. The wave would be
hundreds for feet high traveling hundreds of miles per hour. It would start to
slow down crashing ashore through all coastal city. Then, finally wash up
hundreds for miles inland. " The mid-Atlantic Ocean impact ranging from 400
meters to 5 kilometers in diameter. This would generate a tsunami that would
sweep across the upper East Coast of the United States to the Appalachian
Mountains."(Gottschalk 1) The blast of the impact would equal a 300 gigaton
blast of T.N.T. Also, 2.4 seconds after impact, a small fireball with a
temperature of 5000'C would sweep across long island. A land fall strike would
cause total divistation. The asteroid would create a earth trembling impact
causing earth quakes around the world. The binding flash will show impact and
the crater would be twenty miles across. Then, a blanket of dust and debris
would blanket the earth and block the sun's light. This would occur for hundreds
of years and the climate would be disrupted. Global killer no matter where it
hits. The end of the world is only 28 years, 10 months, 19 days, 1 hour, 45
minutes, and 39 seconds away. An asteroid named XF11 is on route to hit earth
directly. October is the month and 2038 is the year. Discovered by Jim Scotti on
December 6, 1997 while looking at star with the Arizona Spacewatch Group. The
asteroid "is predicted to pass at a rather comfortable distance of about 600,000
miles (about 960,000 kilometers) in 2028," "reported Dr. Donald K. Yeomans and
Dr. Paul W. Chodas." (http://www.voicenet.com/~phycoid/XF11/1997XF11.html 1) Tim
Scotti disagrees saying is a matter of cover-up for national security.
Spectulations go both ways, some say it's gonna hit others disagree. The last
lines of defense are either blowing it up or using nuclear power. The solutions
are to either destroy the asteroid or bounce it into another orbit. Nuclear
weapons being the first and only line of defense. Even though nuclear weapons
are forbiden in space by the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 and the Outer Space
Treaty of 1967. Exeptions hopefully will be made. The bomb that will be used is
called the Neutron Bomb. It would create "standoff bursts" that would change the
velocity and the orbit of the asteroid.
1.
Asteroid Defense
When it comes down to developing a way to defend the entire planet from
destruction I am all for it. A large asteroid or comet hitting the earth is not
a common occurrence. But it has happened many ti
2.
Near Earth Objects
What are NEOs? Where do they come from? Do they pose any real threat to Earth?
Can they provide viable space resources? All of these questions are now under
investigation by planetary scientist. There
3.
Love Is Like...the Universe
Love is like the world around us. It is genuine and wonderful at times, while at
others, it is damaging and painful. The cosmos defines itself with a set pattern
and explanation; just like the night s
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Comets And Asteroids
English 11R-9 Elberth A quick look at the scarred face of the moon provides
evidence enough to see that space is not an empty place. Small bodies of rock
and frozen materials are traveling around spac
5.
Asteroids
The universe is a shooting gallery and earth is the bullseye. The earth is
always under threat of a doomesday asteroid that will wipe out civilization.
There are over one thousand traveling toward ear
6.
Environmental Satire
It has come to my attention that our nation is in the middle of earthweek. At a
time when we all stop, as Americans, and take a look at all of the great
accomplishments we have made that we could have
7.
Mining In Space
On December 10, 1986 the Greater New York Section of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the engineering section of the New York
Academy of Sciences jointly presented a p
8.
Mars
The net is an interesting and mysterious planet. It is often referred to as the
“Red Planet.” The rocks, soil, and sky all have a red hue on account of rust. is
the fourth planet from the sun at abou
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Mars 3
The net Mars is an interesting and mysterious planet. It is often referred to as
the “Red Planet.” The rocks, soil, and sky all have a red hue on account of
rust. Mars is the fourth planet
10.
The Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is located in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was established in 1894
by Dr. Percival Lowell. Dr. Percival borrowed several telescopes and managed to
collect a small staff and began making o
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The Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is located in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was established in 1894
by Dr. Percival Lowell. Dr. Percival borrowed several telescopes and managed to
collect a small staff and began making o
12.
The Jovian Planets
Far beyond Earth in the solar nebula lies an ice belt and beyond that lay the
four Jovian planets. They are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Jovian means
"Jupiter- like" in which the rest of do co
13.
Hiarchy Of Angels
"Angels are spirits," proclaimed St.Augustine! St. Thomas Aquinas believed that
angels were pure spirit, having no matter or mass, and takin
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Our Solar System At A Glance
From our small world we have gazed upon the cosmic ocean for untold thousands of
years. Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among
the stars. They called these objects pl
15.
Venomous Creatures Of The West Pacific
The terms venom and poison are often used interchangeably. Although both
venomous and poisonous animals have potentially dangerous toxins in their
bodies, the way that toxin is delivered differs. Veno
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Hackers
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Topography of the Computer Underground . .
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The Computer Underground
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