The energy from the destruction in the Earth's atmosphere of the 90 -meter asteroids 2024 years can reach eight Megaton equivalent to TNT. This can be compared to the ability of a explosion of 20 meteorites such as Chelyabinsky, astronauts Tass Leonid Elenin, a researcher at the Applied Mathematical Institute named after the Keldysh MV.
If the meteorite encountered the ground by 2032, as some calculations show that this event will become a regional disaster of Muslims, the scientist added.
Earlier, a researcher at the University of Physics and Astronomy of Nottingham University (UK) Maggie Lew assessed the probability of the planet collision 2 2024 YR4 with the ground. According to her, at a certain time, this probability increased to 3.1 percent, but it still could not accurately calculate the risk for humanity – the asteroid could change the trajectory many times and get certain properties.
According to the Daily Mail, a 2024 -year asteroid in a collision with the Earth can destroy some cities. Experts surveyed by publications reported that when colliding with the planet, an explosion may occur with a capacity of 8 to 15 megaton in equivalent TNT, 500 times higher than the power of the atomic bomb falling into Hiroshima city of Japan.
The explosion of Chelyabinsk meteorite occurred on February 15, 2013. He caused a high wave of shock, causing the windows in Chelyabinsk and the surrounding environment. Earlier, witnesses saw a light ray. According to scientists, the collapse of the meteorite becomes the most recognized case that falls to the Earth of the universe's body. According to a version, the meteorite flew out of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter – separated from another body, larger in size, the universe. Scientists believe that the strength of the meteorite explosion is 30 times larger than a bomb falling into Hiroshima city of Japan.