Scientists continue to warn that asteroids pose a threat to the Earth. In this regard, NASA has announced that an asteroid named YR 4 is likely to hit the Earth in 2032. Which countries will this asteroid hit? What will its effects be? A news collection about it.
Internationally, various space research centers are discovering and studying asteroids. They are also continuously monitoring them. The asteroid that was discovered last year is YR4. It has also been discovered that it is very close to the Earth.
The asteroid named YR 4 is 130 to 300 feet in diameter. And it is about 40 to 100 meters wide. This asteroid is moving at a speed of 61,200 kilometers per hour.
NASA scientists have said that there is about a 2 percent chance of this asteroid hitting the Earth. If the 2 percent chance of hitting becomes true, this asteroid is expected to collide somewhere on the Earth. They have said that the impact of this meteorite will not destroy the Earth and that there is no danger to humanity.
They have also warned that if it falls on any country or major city on Earth, it will cause great destruction. They have said that wherever this happens, it can cause great destruction over a radius of about 50 kilometers.
It will create a large crater 10 kilometers wide at the point where it hits the Earth. An earthquake of more than 10 Richter magnitude will occur around the place where this meteorite falls. Not a single building will be spared. The huge smoke caused by this impact will cover the sky. Due to this, even sunlight will not be able to reach the Earth. Millions of people will die. Millions will be seriously injured. Scientists have also warned that the Earth’s economy will be severely affected.
It is estimated that the energy generated when a meteorite hits the Earth will be more than 8 megatons of TNT. This is 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima, Japan.
Scientists say that all this depends on the size and speed of the meteor, and the distance of the meteor from Earth is not yet known precisely. Scientists say that as more data is collected about the meteor and its path is refined, the chances of it hitting Earth may decrease.
This meteor is expected to hit South America, South Asia, Africa, the Arabian Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
In particular, it is said that India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador may be affected.
Scientists are also confident that as more data is collected about this meteor and its path is refined, the chances of it hitting Earth may disappear.
There are always many meteorites close to Earth. Not all of them hit Earth. Only certain meteorites have been classified as dangerous. That is, rocks placed at a scale of 0 never have a chance of hitting the Earth. A meteorite placed at a scale of 10 will definitely hit the Earth. In this measurement, the meteorite YR 4 is placed at 3rd place.
It is said that this meteorite is currently moving away from the Earth rapidly and will come close to the Earth again in 2028.
After that, scientists have warned that there is a chance of hitting the Earth only when it comes close to the Earth again in 2032.
