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That is a question with a great many variables! Let's narrow it down. Let's say a 1 mile wide asteroid made of solid rock is going to impact Lake Michigan 50 miles out to lake at 12 miles per second. You are observing this event from the City of Chicago. It impacts the lake in about 800 feet of water.
In that first instant, there is a flash of light 300 times brighter and hotter than the sun and it appears to be 60 times the size of the sun. There is a good chance this alone will kill you as it will continue to radiate this amount of energy for about 4.5 minutes. But lets say it doesn't, your a super hero.
10-15 seconds after impact the region is struck by a 8.0-8.5 earthquake on the Richter scale that lasts a few minutes. This will certainly begin to crumble the city and general area to the ground.
2 minutes after first light, fragments of molten earth and red hot debris ranging in size from small cars to pebbles begins to rain down all over the place, up to several hundred miles from the impact site and this may last a while.
4 minutes after first light a 1,000 mph hour blast wave arrives sweeping away much of the landscape, strangely enough FOLLOWED by a 120 decibel explosion a minute or so after...most likely blowing out you ear drums, if of course you aren't already a charred, crushed, pulverized smattering of dust already.
Last, but not least, 26 minutes or so after first light, a 200 feet high tsunami comes crashing ashore at 100 mph washing the rest of the landscape away and washing 100-150 miles inland on all sides of the lake, depending on the local topography.
That is one scenario, but these events only occur every few million years and the chance of one happening over the Great Lakes restricts it to an even more infinitesimal chance. SO I wouldn't lose sleep over it. :-)
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EzraIf an asteroid hit the Great Lakes, it would cause widespread destruction due to the impact and resulting shockwaves. The force of the impact could trigger tsunamis, flooding, and seismic activity in the surrounding regions. The ecological and environmental impact would be significant, affecting both wildlife and nearby communities.
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What would happen if a human traveled to an asteroid?
Then a human would arrive at an asteroid.
What would happen if you touched a asteroid?
If you were to touch an asteroid in space, it would likely feel cold and rocky since most asteroids are made up of rock and metal. However, because of the extreme conditions in space, such as lack of atmosphere and very low temperatures, touching an asteroid directly would be impossible without proper equipment.
What would happen if an asteroid on a collision course with Earth would get blown up in outer space?
If an asteroid on a collision course with Earth were to be successfully blown up in outer space, the debris would still pose a threat to our planet. The fragments could potentially still enter Earth's atmosphere and cause damage upon impact, although it would likely be less severe than a single large impact. Additionally, the effectiveness of such an attempt would depend on the size of the asteroid and the timing of the explosion.
What would happen to the moon if there was no earth?
If there was no Earth, the Moon would never have been created.Or it would just be an asteroid-type thingy that orbits the sun. or orbits empty space while orbiting the sun.
The earth been destroyed by a asteroid?
No, if the Earth was destroyed by an asteroid we would not be living today.
