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DudeWithAnAxeToGrind t1_j8c3fmm wrote

Reply to comment by Telrom_1 in Hours to impact! A newly discovered asteroid will hit Earth's atmosphere near northern France on February 13 around 03:00 UTC (that's around 9 pm CST). Fortunately, the asteroid, named Sar2667, is just 1-meter wide, which means it poses no danger to Earth. by Remote_Combination14

It's exactly zero threat. The headline is a clickbait.

About 25 million meteorites enter Earth's atmosphere daily. Most of these are tiny, but there's larger chunk of rock here and there among them. Almost all burn up in the atmosphere, depositing some 1000 tons of dust. Every single day.

For something to survive trip through the atmosphere all the way down to the surface, it'd need to be at least 5 meters in diameter. About 5 times wider than this thing. Give or take, about 2 make it to the surface every single day.

If somebody lives in northern France, they should enjoy the show. Not panic. This thing is way too small. It's likely not even the largest one to hit the Earth today.

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Alan_Smithee_ t1_j8e840o wrote

Something a metre wide might make a noise when it burns up (like a small fireworks rocket, “fsssssshhhhh”)

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