Benn’s asteroid may face land in 2182: what will happen to the planet

What would have happened if Benn’s space rock fell to Earth in 2182: researchers modeled the potential influence of space asteroid in size with hills. The date when the cosmic body could potentially face the ground was determined.

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A new study has modeled the consequences that can lead to the collision of Benn asteroid with Earth – an event that is unlikely, but not completely excluded. Scientists believe that on September 24, 2182, it can be a date when there is a real threat of collision of land with an asteroid.

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For many years, asteroids have repeatedly entered the ground. Cosmos are shaking in stones, and many of them carelessly rush in the trajectories that can lead them to a brutal collision with our planet.

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According to NASA, the celestial facility called Benn has 1 to 2 700 chances to face our planet on September 24, 2182. With a diameter of about 500 meters and a weight of 74 million tons of its collision will have a number of catastrophic consequences.

A special threat is the consequences after a possible clashTo understand the effects of future clashes, give and Timmerman used Aleph supercomputer at the University Center for IBS Climate Physics to simulate a 500-meter-stroid collision with Earth, including terrestrial and marine ecosystems simulations that were not taken into account in previous modeling.

Scientists came to the conclusion:

The point is not that the earth will devastate the explosion, but what happens after it.

Scientists modeled the fallThe team of scientists has developed climate models to understand the effects of a possible collision. Experts explain: in fact, Bannn is much smaller than the asteroid, which caused dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago. But its collision can cause a global winter that will affect food production and environmental balance.

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Benn collision will throw millions of tons of dust and aerosols into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and reducing the global average temperature to 4 ° C.

Such a blow will release from 100 to 400 million metric tons of dust into the planet’s atmosphere, violating the chemical composition of the atmosphere. This will interfere with photosynthesis and hit the climate as a destructive ball.

This is likely to lead to serious failures in global food safety

But not all so hopelessIndeed, land plants are sensitive to such changes and require some time to recover. But the algae that live in reservoirs not only recover faster, recovering for several months.

The experiment confirmed:

Algae have grown to volumes that they do not reach under the current normal climatic conditions.

Explanation on the example of a studyThe corresponding behavior of algae is said by researchers associated with the iron content of asteroid and dust from the material thrown from the ground during a collision, a nutrient that helped the imitated algae to thrive.

This was especially true of marine diatomaceous algae, which feeds on zooplankton, which indicates a possible way to soften food safety.

It is impossible to say exactly how often our planet has shot great asteroids in its history. Craters are erased and covered with erosion processes. Some large stones explode in the air, leaving only debris that is difficult to identify in geological records if you are not looking for them.

However, scientists believe that humanity as a whole is likely to experience a meeting with asteroid Benn.

AdditionNASA and other space agencies have developed strategies to reduce the risk of collision. The Osiris-Rex mission has allowed to study the asteroid in depth and get samples of its composition, which facilitates the planning of future missions. An example of this is the DART mission, which in 2022 managed to change the Asteroid trajectory, faced with a probe. This type of technology can be applied in the future to change Benn’s orbit if it is determined that its course is a real danger to the Earth.

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