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> Further studies:
> 
> https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/earth-threatening-asteroid/?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab
> 
> "A ~kilometer-sized or greater object could wipe out every human on Earth.
> 
> ***
> 
> "Three new major discoveries reveal how fundamentally unprepared we truly are
> 
> ***
> 
> "These new near-Earth asteroids were all found in an uncommon place: between the orbits of Earth and Venus.
> 
> "Another, at 1.5 kilometers across, is the largest Earth-hazardous asteroid discovered in eight years.
> 
> "If a collision occurs, an extinction-level event is anticipated.
> 
> "Hazardous object surveys primarily focus on the asteroid belt: where most such objects are located.
> 
> "However, those don’t include the four major Earth-threatening classes:
> 
> Amors
> Earth-approaching NEAs with orbits
> exterior to Earth's but interior to Mars'
> (named after asteroid (1221) Amor)
> 
> a > 1.0 AU
> 1.017 AU < q < 1.3 AU
> a > 1.0 AU
> 
> Apollos
> Earth-crossing NEAs with semi-major
> axes larger than Earth's
> (named after asteroid (1862) Apollo)
> 
> 9 < 1.017 AU
> a < 1.0 AU
> 2 > 0.983 AU
> 
> Atens
> Earth-crossing NEAs with semi-major
> axes smaller than Earth's
> (named after asteroid (2062) Aten)
> 
> Atiras
> NEAs whose orbits are contained
> entirely within the orbit of the Earth
> (named after asteroid (163693) Atira)
> 
> a < 1.0 AU
> Q < 0.983 AU
> = perihelion distance, Q = aphelion distance, a = semi-major axis
> 
> ***
> 
> "Most such hazards remain unidentified, necessitating space-based missions, like NEO Surveyor."
> 
> Comment: See the article for diagrams and further explanations. I downloaded one text just above. If our God is a deist, we are on our own. If He is a theist He will help.