The asteroids of April 2019: these mega-asteroids scratch the earth

Amateur astronomers pay attention! In the coming week, several asteroids fly very close to Earth. One could even cause tremendous damage during an impact, fortunately, it is strong NASA rocks no danger to the land.

Asteroids in April: gigantic rocks near the earth

The "Center for Studies on Near-Earth Objects"lists on its website asteroids flying very close to Earth, but do not worry: as close to Earth, NASA defines a distance of less than 3.84 million kilometers, or ten times the distance between the Moon lunar – which is still quite far apart.

On 08.04.2019, three asteroids are supposed to fly over the Earth. It starts with "2019 FS2". It is around 3.04 hours (UTC) to reach the nearest land point. This will be followed by "2019 GR" at 10:47 (UTC) and "2019 GC" at 21:19 (UTC). But that's not all: Tuesday, two asteroids on earth to "sweep the past". "2019 FU" at 10:35 am (UTC) and "2014 UR" at 11:25 am (UTC). The first is a real giant. Its diameter should be according to NASA between 65 and 150 meters.

The next day, a similar giant also pbades in front of our planet. The "asteroid The 2014 HD177 "is expected to reach its nearest land point with a diameter of 77 to 170 meters at 10:13 am on April 10, 2019. The biggest rock of the month will reach the Earth on April 19, 2019." The 522684 (2016 JP) "would have a diameter of 160 up to 360 meters, fortunately they pose no danger.

Catastrophic consequences of an asteroid impact on the Earth

The consequences of an impact were visible in 2013 only when it was suspected the explosion of a meteorite of 20 meters long over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia: about 7,000 buildings have damaged and about 1,500 people were injured. The explosion would have had the destructive power of 30 to 40 nuclear bombs in Hiroshima. It is thought that it is also an asteroidal impact that killed the dinosaurs millions of years ago.

Read also: HERE a meteor exploded 25.6 kilometers from the ground.

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