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Apophis The Asteroid That May be a Threat To Earth... NOT DA14
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Apophis
Apophis 99942 is a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a probability of up to 2.7% that it would strike the Earth in 2029.
Additional observations provided improved predictions that eliminated the possibility of an impact on Earth or the Moon in 2029. However, a possibility remained that during the 2029 close encounter with Earth, Apophis would pass through a gravitational keyhole, a small region no more than about 800 m (half a mile) wide, that would set up a future impact on April 13, 2036.
The diameter of Apophis is approximately 325 metres (1,066 ft). As of the December 29, 2012 observation arc, the probability of an April 13, 2036 impact is considered to be 1 in 11,000,000.
Quoting: [link to en.wikipedia.org]
Apophis is named after an Egyptian Serpent Demon...
dun dun dun
Apep or Apophis also spelled Apepi or Aapep) was an evil god in ancient Egyptian religion, the deification of darkness and chaos, and thus opponent of light and Ma'at (order/truth)
As the personification of all that was evil, Apep was seen as a giant snake/serpent, or occasionally as a dragon in later years, leading to such titles as Serpent from the Nile and Evil Lizard. Some elaborations even said that he stretched 16 yards in length and had a head made of flint.
Quoting: [link to en.wikipedia.org]
Alright if you dont like wikipedia... go find information elsewhere and post it here instead of bitching.
The link below shows you a little graph... you can clearly see that Apophis is bigger than DA14 and almost comes as close to earth as DA14 does...
[link to www.space.com]
btw... this song's main focus is Apophis
Lyrics from the song above...
April 2-0-2-9 the final time The end my friend in not near the hour in fact is quite here
It's a Friday the 13th of course you won't live to see noon
Quoting: Type O Negative - "Profit of Doom"
The band had a really great sense of humor, so im sure its nothing... other than for a few laughs... notice the spelling of 'Profit'
Still... the concern over Apophis has been very real...
Even though it technically has a small chance of hitting...
So while you are freaking out about DAmn14
Don't forget the long term doom of Apophis...
I know this is the one I've been concerned with for a few years...
Its actually the only one I've ever been concerned with...
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