The Mysterious Asteroid Apophis: Hazardous Asteroid, or Just a Passing Giant Space Rock?

Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are significant threat to Earth that have to be taken seriously. 99942 Apophis is a potentially hazardous NEA. The probability that Apophis would hit the Earth on April 13, 2029 is 2.7%. In this paper, a brief overview of the NEA Apophis is presented in order to highlight...

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Published in:International Journal of Advanced Astronomy 2022-11, Vol.10 (1), p.11-12
Main Authors: Salem, Mohamed, Said, Mohamed, Osman, Hesham, El-Sedfy, Shahd, Abdellah, Nada, Ibrahim, Ahmed
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Language:English
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Summary:Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are significant threat to Earth that have to be taken seriously. 99942 Apophis is a potentially hazardous NEA. The probability that Apophis would hit the Earth on April 13, 2029 is 2.7%. In this paper, a brief overview of the NEA Apophis is presented in order to highlight the risk of Apophis. In addition, this paper sounds the alarm to protect our planet from that threat or any other NEA.
ISSN:2312-7414
2312-7414
DOI:10.14419/ijaa.v10i1.32181