Asteroid Apophis won't collide with Earth in the next century, but its scientific impact will be tremendous.
"If Apophis passed through specific gravitational keyholes, the gravity of the Earth would tweak its orbit by just the right amount — or should I say the wrong amount — to put it on a collision course in a later year," Farnocchia told Space.com via email.
"Apophis has been extensively tracked since its discovery by both optical and radar telescopes," Farnocchia said."Thanks to these data collected by astronomers all over the world we can precisely predict the motion of Apophis through the April 2029 flyby." "We have run simulations of an impact between Apophis and Earth, but at 340 meters across, the outcome of an Apophis-scale impact with Earth is very uncertain," said Gareth Collins, a professor in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London"If the impact occurs in the ocean, it can generate hazardous tsunamis; on land, a lot more ejected dust is produced," Collins told Space.com in an email.
"By watching how Apophis might shake, rattle and roll, even just by a tiny amount, we will learn how it is put together on its inside," Binzel said. It's similar to how seismic waves traveling through Earth, the moon and
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