Giant asteroid could hit the Earth in 2880 – BFM.Ru

The collision probability is 0,3%

The American astronomers from the University of Tennessee found a potential threat to our planet. Asteroid 1950 DA diameter of one kilometer near-Earth at a speed of 15 kilometers per second, according to “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”. According to the calculations of astronomers, the asteroid should be closer to the Earth at a minimum distance of 16 March 2880.

The probability of collision of a celestial body to the ground is 0.3%. If this happens, the power of the explosion can be 50 megatons of TNT. Consequence of the disaster

of this magnitude can be a complete disappearance of life on Earth.

According to one hypothesis, the extinction of the dinosaurs was the result of the fall of a giant asteroid to Earth about 66 million years ago. If it were not for this event, huge prehistoric animals could survive to the present day.