What If 3I/ATLAS Collided with Earth?

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This is a simulation of what would happen if an interstellar harbinger of doom smashed into Earth. That odd cigar-shaped asteroid is Oumuamua. It's the very first interstellar rock on record, 'interstellar', which means it came to us from outside the Solar System. And the sheer force of a collision with this rock would carve a crater the size of a city, vaporizing everything in its vicinity. But as far as interstellar rocks go, Oumuamua is not the worst. 00:00 What If 3I/ATLAS Collided with Earth? 01:32 Understanding 3I/Atlas (vs Oumuamua) 03:24 The Third Interstellar Object Ever Found 06:14 3I/Atlas Could Be Older Than Our Solar System 07:31 A Metal-Rich Comet From the Galaxy’s Past 08:10 Will It Hit Us? 12:03 4.5 Times More Energy Than Chicxulub 13:25 Superhurricanes, Firestorms, Tsunamis 14:23 Nuclear Winter on a Global Scale 16:43 The Real Reason Atlas Matters Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: [email protected] Our other channels: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #comet #space #astronomy #whatif #cosmos #nasa #science #earth