July 30, 2017

Asteroid Impact

  • This is an analysis using data that was collected by NASA's Near Earth Object Program.
  • The data consists of an asteroid catalog for possibilities of future impact with Earth over the next 100 years.
  • The Palermo Scale is used by astronomers to rate the potential hazard of impact.
  • Let's look at possible factors that affect the Palermo Scale

Paleromo Scale versus Impact Probability (x-axis), Asteroid Velocity (color gradient) and Asteroid diameter (marker size)