Say it was the size of Corsica and traveling at the speed of a reversing truck and bumped into a land mass. Would it still be an extinction level event?
Say it was the size of Corsica and traveling at the speed of a reversing truck and bumped into a land mass. Would it still be an extinction level event?
Imagine a large rock, suspended by helicopters a few miles up in the air.
Now drop the rock. How fast is it going when it hits the ground?
The same thing is true for a rock falling from space, but more so. Regardless of initial conditions: if it ever contacts the ground, it will be moving at least 11 kilometers per second.
Maybe it comes in at such an extreme orbit that it boops without falling straight down?
It would deflect off the atmosphere like a stone
Which is worse? Getting hit with bird poop while standing still, or while riding a motorcycle down the highway?
Air resistance would slow it down so it’s falling at 11m/sec, or it would tear it apart