Assertion: asteroid belt's asteroid | /r/CapableOf | impact earth
Facets:
value: in about 80,000 years
type: TEMPORAL
value: in february
type: TEMPORAL
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Armageddon was another movie about an asteroid impacting Earth as the heroes drilled into the core of the asteroid and detonated nuclear bombs.
text: Asteroids with a diameter of between 1 to 2 kilometers impact the Earth every 100,000 years or so and are also capable of causing damage on a global scale and could even threaten our existence.
text: This might sound surprising, since asteroids can occasionally impact Earth and trigger mass extinctions .
text: On average, an asteroid with a diameter of 500 m (1,600 ft; 0.31 mi) can be expected to impact Earth about every 130,000 years or so.
text: While the odds of a major asteroid impacting Earth are low, we must be vigilant in finding them because if a major asteroid did hit Earth is would be devastating for humanity and the planet.
text: On average, an asteroid the size of Apophis (370 metres) can be expected to impact Earth once in about 80,000 years.
text: And the US space agency previously said there was a chance of the asteroid impacting the Earth in February 2019, but then withdrew its official announcement.