What Would Actually Happen if the Asteroid Hit Earth Today?

Astronomers are completely confident that the 150-foot-wide asteroid 2012 DA14 is not going to hit us, passing "only" at 17,200 miles from Earth—the closest encounter with an asteroid ever predicted. It's a close call, but we will be safe. But then again, a meteor just crashed in Russia. So what would really happen if their calculations are wrong? More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/osq7q-aBitk/what-would-actually-happen-if-the-2012-da14-asteroid-crashed-for-real

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