According to what I've seen on the TV news, an asteroid flew over Haiti just few days ago. Astronomers knew about the asteroid and calculations was made to prove that it wasn't going to hit our planet. But nature once again surpassed the human intelligence, the asteroid was actually closer that expected. Exactly how close was twice the distance from an orbiting satellites. Even if there was an Impact It would not be as catastrophic, for it will hit the middle of the ocean. Islanders would be jacked either way but they said to be far off from the mainlands.
The Dinosaurs were also known to had been wiped away from an asteroid 65 million years ago. There is an evidence of an asteroid impact other than the Dinosaur Theory, called The Meteor Crater in the state of Arizona. It was the first crater to be identified as an impact crater. Between 20,000 to 50,000 years ago, a small asteroid about 80 feet in diameter impacted the earth and formed the crater. The one that just flew over us was 115 feet.
Large Asteroid Barely Misses Earth—Can We Prevent Future Collisions?
by Haley A. Lovett
Asteroid 2009 DD45 missed Earth by only twice the distance of orbiting satellites. Could early detection save the planet from future asteroids?
On March 2, 2009, an asteroid approximately 115 feet across flew very close to Earth. According to Space.com, astronomers knew that the asteroid was coming and that it was not going to collide with Earth. At its closest point to Earth, it was only twice the distance of a geostationary communications satellite.
It isn’t uncommon for space objects to come close to Earth, but asteroid 2009 DD45 was much closer than usual. NASA has a schedule of upcoming close encounters that details the size of each asteroid and the distance from Earth that each will pass. FULL ARTICLE
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