Asteroid 2004 MN4, are we Doomed?

December 24th, 2004

It is for the first time that a Near Earth Object 2000 MN4 has been give the rating of 4 in Torino Impact Hazard Scale. Since its launch in 1999 no other NEO has achieved this scale and the chance of impact on earth now stands at 1 in 63.

This was reported on Slashdot as having a Torino Scale rating of 2, but since then more observations have come in and the rating has doubled. It is to be noted that at this point no major news networks are carrying this story. It has to be kept in mind that the ratings are being updated in real time as more and more observations come in. So the chance of an impact may go up or down as soon as NASA has more observations.

This impact date is Friday the 13th April 2029, and you know what 2+2+9 =13. Freaky!!!

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