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  2. Torino scale - Wikipedia

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    The Torino scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets. It is intended as a communication tool for astronomers and the public to assess the seriousness of collision predictions, by combining probability statistics and known kinetic damage potentials into a single ...

  3. Armageddon (1998 film) - Wikipedia

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    [34] Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 42 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. [35] A rough assemblage of footage from the film was shown in the marketplace at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival in May ...

  4. Deep Impact (film) - Wikipedia

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    Deep Impact is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film [3] directed by Mimi Leder, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and Michael Tolkin, and starring Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, and Morgan Freeman.

  5. Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight ...

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    Asteroid 2024 YR4’s rating of 3 on the Torino Scale is the second-highest an asteroid has ever reached after the notorious Apophis briefly hit a rating of 4 many when it was first discovered.

  6. Interception Plans Underway For Large Asteroid That Could Hit ...

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    It rates a 3 on the Torino Hazard Impact Scale, and only one other asteroid has been rated higher since the scale’s inception in 1999. That was Apophis in 2004, which was initially rated a 4 ...

  7. Near-Earth object - Wikipedia

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    The Torino scale. The scale in metres is the approximate diameter of an asteroid with a typical collision velocity. The simple Torino scale was established at an IAU workshop in Torino in June 1999, in the wake of the public confusion about the impact risk of 1997 XF 11. [78]

  8. Irwin Allen - Wikipedia

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    Irwin Allen (born Irwin O. Cohen; June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) [1] was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. [1]

  9. The 25 Best Clint Eastwood Movies, Ranked - AOL

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    The whole movie is amazing, but the climactic three-way shootout is a master class in suspense, editing, scoring, and silent acting. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is the epitome of epic cinema ...