After millions of years, Tesla could collapse on Earth or Venus

After millions of years, Tesla could collapse on Earth or Venus

Representatives from the University of Toronto believe that the Tesla car recently launched into space by SpaceX crashes into Earth or Venus. True, there is no reason for panic, as the event can happen in a few million years.

The car was used as a payload for a test flight on February 6 of the Falcon Heavy rocket. This is rather a publicity stunt, because the car did not carry scientific instruments. Now it can be called a near-Earth object, which is closely monitored by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Using simulations and complex software, scientists were able to determine the probability of a collision with Earth or Venus over the next million years by 6% and 2.5%. They also revealed that the first rapprochement with us will occur in 2091 (hundreds of thousands of kilometers from the Earth).

After millions of years, Tesla could collapse on Earth or Venus

Professor Hanno Raine (right) and doctoral student Dan Tamayo from the Center for Planetary Sciences are trying to figure out what fate awaits the Tesla car Now the vehicle is located in the orbit of Mars and Earth. That is, it will rotate along an elliptical route, because of which it will repeatedly end up outside Mars. The path change will be based on periodic intersections with the Earth, so even a small deviation will greatly affect the orbital path.

If you take into account hundreds of years, you can create an accurate prediction of motion. But when it comes to thousands and millions, you can only derive probability. Each passage past the Earth guarantees a new gravitational strike. Depending on the nature of the impact, Tesla will move away or approach in orbit.

Researchers have run simulations for the first 3 million years. However, the most likely option is a collision with the Earth or Venus in the next 10 million years. It is impossible to determine the planet exactly, but scientists also believe that the car will not be able to live for such a long time. Even if we are the target, Tesla will simply burn in the atmosphere.

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