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From: Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Interesting : Dino-Killer Sized Asteroid Has Own "Moon"
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Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 02:27:57 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-07-05, 26xh.0712 <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> wrote:
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13600817/planet-killing-asteroids-Earth-NASA.html
>
> . . .
>
>    The first one, a good mile across, passed well away
>    from Earth. Radar imaging revealed a fascinating
>    detail however - the thing has its own "moon" that
>    orbits a couple of miles away. Tiny, but still an
>    orbiting body.
>
>    The second rock came much closer, indeed crossing
>    the orbit of our moon. It was "only" 500 feet across,
>    a solid 100+ megaton hit if the direction had been
>    even the tiniest bit different. Being closer they
>    got GOOD radar images ... "roughly" round, but with
>    a lot of angular bits.
>
>    In any case, these two big rock in just a few days
>    shows that our neighborhood is NOT safe. Even the
>    little one would have taken out NYC and parts of
>    Jersey. Might have been mistaken for a nuclear
>    attack ...
>
>    So - we HAVE to start doing a much better job of
>    finding these things EARLY enough so, if needed,
>    we can intervene. The sooner you can bump 'em
>    the better. For the first time in human history
>    we actually have the MEANS to change our fate
>    in this respect - so let's not blow it.
>
>    Oh, the BAD one - Apophis - it's gonna come very
>    near very soon. NEXT time around, just 7 years,
>    it is very likely to hit us square on. It's
>    big enough to ruin a half a continent. Say ...
>    when it comes around MAYBE we should attach a
>    nuclear booster or something to notably change
>    its orbit so there WON'T be a problem 7 years
>    late ? With 7 years for the nudge to take effect
>    it could be WELL out of our way foreverafter.
>
>    Just sayin' ...
>
>    Putin, of all people, HAS been interested in
>    asteroid defense - but everybody ignored him.
>    Russia still has lots of very big bombs, but
>    it might take Musk's Starship to take several
>    to the right spot on or near Apophis.
>
>    Tick, tick, tick .............*

I thought that Apophis was most likely not going to hit us, there was
just a quite small chance it could.  You're saying very likely, where
did you get that from?