The danger of meteorite explosion is still hovering above human heads

Although studies suggest that it is unlikely that the asteroid carrying the demon Apophis plunges into the earth, it looks at the dimples on the surface of the moon, the human race has not yet slept.

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The danger of collisions with meteorites or asteroids is best demonstrated on the only satellite surface of the globe. Past collisions caused the surface of the moon to become bulky and rough. Meanwhile, people also witnessed the horrors of a collision between asteroids and planets, when the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 plunged into Jupiter's surface in 1994.

The collision created a tremendous explosion with dazzling light spreading throughout the solar system, allowing people to observe it from ground-based optical telescopes. The collision left an ugly scar in the evening of Jupiter as well as the large amount of rock and soil that was thrown into the air.

The surface of the protruding moon because of collisions with meteorites.

Possessing the same size as Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet, the demonic asteroid Apophis is one of the 'near-earth objects' , which is constantly threatening the planet. Apophis is 300m wide and weighs about 20 million tons. With a cycle to visit the earth every 7 years, there is no guarantee Apophis will always obediently follow the trajectory that scientists predicted.

Although Apophis 'ability to collide in the most dangerous turns is unlikely, the possibility of colliding with another meteorite during Apophis' movement is always a threat to the planet. A collision in space is enough to make Apophis fly in the wrong direction with the orbits predicted by the scientists, plunging straight to the planet in the face of human inability.

Traces of collisions with meteorites on the surface of Mars.

The power of the collision is calculated to be equivalent to 500 million tons of TNT but that is not all that Apophis can destroy the earth. With nearly a quarter of the Earth's area being water, it would be disastrous if the asteroid brought the devil's name into the sea. In addition to the great tsunami battles, the whole earth climate will fluctuate greatly for months if not for many years.

In addition to creating tsunamis, meteorites plunged into the sea causing evaporated water to blend in with huge dust clouds from the collision in the atmosphere. This blend will create a thick layer of 'wrap' that completely covers the earth, preventing sunlight from warming the globe and creating heavy climate changes.

Scientists believe that, when the asteroid plunges into the earth, humans will see exactly what happened 64 million years ago, leading to the extinction of the dinosaurs. However, Apophis's devastating ability is much smaller than a 10km wide asteroid that plunges into the earth, but it is enough to steal the lives of hundreds of millions of people and push the humanity to the extreme of terror.

Simulate asteroids plunging into the earth.

Worth mentioning, Apophis is not the only threat to the planet. NASA reports that up to 4,700 asteroids with a diameter of over 100 meters always lurk on the earth. However, only 30% of them were correctly located and the ability to collide with the globe while the rest was not identified.

In fact, collisions with meteorites with a diameter of over 100m can produce an explosion equivalent to 20 million tons of TNT. At Barringer in Arizona, USA, there is still evidence of a meteorite collision much heavier than an aircraft carrier 50,000 years ago. The collision left a 1.2-kilometer crater. If meteors fall on a crowded city, the consequences it leaves will be beyond the imagination of humans.

Therefore, a series of plans to prevent meteorites from colliding with the earth have been put forward, but in fact, no way has been tested yet. The analysis shows that the plan to use nuclear weapons or special types of spacecraft . to destroy or pull meteorite deviation is not really reliable to delegate responsibility to protect human safety before the sky stones.