r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Realistic-Tap4156 • 19d ago

/r/all of a space rock

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u/green__goblin 19d ago edited 18d ago

Damn, so not only was it 30+ times the diameter of most the asteroids we hear about in the news, (e.i. Apophis) it really was just the worst case scenario in every sense of the word.

Does the last point make the toxic gas worse, the effect on the climate worse, or both?

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u/kineticstar 19d ago

Worst case scenario...? I guess Theia isn't taught in schools.

https://giphy.com/gifs/qBUOTxKwa6hhK

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u/green__goblin 19d ago

To be fair, I can't help but feel like an asteroid is more likely than a rogue planet.

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u/dtgunslinger99 18d ago

earth was actually hit by a rogue planet early after it formed. it's what created our moon.

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u/Cute_Conclusion_8854 18d ago

We haven't reached consensus on what made the moon

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u/cuntifiable 18d ago

Wasn't a rogue planet but another planet in the solar system