The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the "Phoenix Meteor”, a new meteor found in the Milky Way Galaxy which wasn’t spotted before due to Stardust Gasses is heading directly to hit the center of Earth. NASA has already launched a Space crew to learn more about the Phoenix Meteor and will launch a rocket to change the orbit of the Meteor in the upcoming weeks. If the meteor indeed hits Earth, it could cause the death of more than half of Earth population, and will ultimately end life on planet Earth as a result of meteoric dust which will block Sun rays from entering the Earth layer.
SEE: Aerial view of Barringer Crater in Arizona
The most recent direct meteor impact on Earth was in the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve, enbury is one of five meteorite impact sites in Australia associated with actual meteorite fragments and one of the world's best preserved examples of a small crater field. At Henbury there are 13 to 14 craters ranging from 7 to 180 metres in diameter and up to 15 metres in depth that were formed when the meteor broke up before impact. Several tonnes of iron-nickel fragments have been recovered from the site. The site has been dated to 4.2±1.9 thousand years ago based on the cosmogenic 14C terrestrial age of the meteorite.
The craters are named for Henbury Station, a nearby cattle station named in 1875 for the family home of its founders at Henbury in Dorset, England. The craters were discovered in 1899 by the manager of the station, then went uninvestigated until interest was stirred when theKaroonda meteorite fell on South Australia in 1930. The Meteorite Craters at Henbury Central Australia by A.R. Alderman was published in 1932 detailing the scientific investigations of the site. Numerous studies have been undertaken since.
If the meteor indeed hits Earth, it wouldcould cause the death of more than half of Earth population, and will ultimately end life on planet Earth as a result of meteoric dust which will block Sun rays from entering the Earth layer.