an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building in New York, it will pass very close to planet Earth and the name it receives is proof of its size: Apophis, which is the name of the Egyptian god of chaos.
As stated in the Live Sciencescientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory believe that when 99942 Apophis (its full name) passes only 30,000 kilometers from Earththe gravitational pull of our planet will cause the car to shake violently.
Theoretical shaking could occur due to gravitational tidal forceswhich are the stretching or pulling effect on an object caused by the unequal gravitational attraction of another massive body.
The scientists identified two physical processes that could occur: one would cause rocks and dust flew off the surface and the other would trigger landslides that would occur gradually over tens of thousands of years.
Both would ultimately change the surface structure of the asteroid, which has 4,000 million years.
Apophis, whose passage next to the Earth is scheduled for April 13, 2029, It is the size of the Empire State Building in New York. If it hit the Earth directly, its impact would be equivalent to detonating dozens or hundreds of nuclear bombs, according to The Planetary Society.
Scientists have paid close attention to the trajectory of this asteroid since it was first discovered in 2004. Initially, the odds of a possible impact in 2029 were relatively high at 2.7%. But more recent studies have found that the odds are closer to one in two billion.
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