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2004 MN4, Even Higher Probability

Posted by timothy on from the keep-your-will-in-order dept.

phreakuencies writes "Worried since the recent post about the MN4 2004 asteroid, I added a bookmark to its 'impact risk' section at NASA. The asteroid started as having a 1/233 probability of hitting earth. Later it raised to 1/63. Daily computations made on 25 Dec raised its chances up to 1/45. Optimists can now say it has a 97.8% probability of missing earth." And Veteran writes " NeoDys offers the 'Orbfit' software package (source code released under the GPL) which can be used to get a pre-release view of the situation with Asteroid 2004MN4."

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  1. 10 Bucks on Florida by GeekDork · · Score: 4, Funny

    'nuff said

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  2. Re: Seriously, you might as well relax. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    > You know in all those movies where some guy, sometimes just an amateur scientist, sees something in his telescope/seismograph/thermometer/disease-modeling -software that all the high-up professionals miss, and rushes in to warn the government?

    > That doesn't happen.

    You're with the agency that makes those guys disappear, aren't you.

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  3. Re:Exciting! by zmooc · · Score: 5, Funny

    One more reason for not having kids:)

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  4. Re:Whew by momerath2003 · · Score: 4, Funny
    At first I thought it says " it has a 97.8% probability of hitting earth"

    Good thing i read it over again.


    Good thing! If you hadn't, we'd be in some big trouble.
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