Chinese scientists propose that a spacecraft with a zonnezeil to launch the possible impact of a astero lwa the to prevent. By the track a little bit to change, is an impact in 2036 for sure avoid.
The asteroid Apophis shave in 2029 along the Earth, but there is a chance that he is using a ‘keyhole’ seven years later comes back and still do on Earth. According to scientists from the Tsinghua university in Beijing is that the ‘keyhole’, and only 600 metres wide, making it with a small object possible is the chance that Apophis hits the Earth in 2036. A keyhole is the name for the effect, which the gravity of a planet makes an asteroid out of its orbit is drawn, and therefore not long after, bringing on that planet.
The scientists set in 2027 a spacecraft to launch with a zonnezeil. By the spacecraft in its journey close to the sun to lead, is given by the heat of the sun is a ‘pendulum’, which he with a higher speed in can save on the asteroid.
By making use of a zonnezeil, there is relatively little energy is required for the necessary impact. The ten pounds of weight spacecraft with zonnezeil would be in 2028 on Apophis strike, making the job a little bit is changed to not in the keyhole to open it. If that were to happen, remains only seven years to a weft to prevent.
Apophis has an estimated diameter of 270 meters. Although a strike according to expectations no detrimental effect on all life on Earth, there would be major damage to be caused and there would be major consequences for humanity.
There is already been thinking about ways to impact of asteroids to avoid. There are many so-called ‘aardscheerders’, large objects that the Earth, arranged at a short distance passing, and now and then take. Apophis will pass the Earth in 2029 at 32,000 km, one-tenth of the distance to the moon.
