Keywords
Apophis
Abstract
65 million years ago, 77% of life on earth faced Armageddon in one of history's greatest mass extinctions due to a 15km asteroid strike. Dinosaurs never had space agencies, but humans do. Scientists were able to develop mechanisms for asteroid defense that can aid us when there is a fear of strikes in the shape of asteroids, which is what mankind will have to face by 2029 with Asteroid 99942 Apophis