NASA's New Role Play
NEWS NASA to roleplay what would happen if an asteroid struck Earth By Georgina Torbet April 24, 2021 10:43AM PST " style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: middle; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; display: block; height: auto;"> This image was captured by the International Space Station Expedition 59 crew as they orbited 400 kilometers above Quebec, Canada. Right of center, the ring-shaped lake is a modern reservoir within the eroded remnant of an ancient 100-kilometer diameter impact crater, which is over 200 million years old. NASA, International Space Station Expedition 59 This week, space agencies from around the world will drop everything to figure out an emergency response to our planet being struck by an enormous asteroid. But you needn’t start stocking up on canned goods or survival supplies, as the asteroid impact is only hypothetical, and the planning is part of a scenario played out at the 7th IAA Planetary Defense Confer