Posted: Jun 10, 2011 2:48 pm
A direct hit, so soon after Melancholia entered the solar system, would be a stupendously improbable event; and pretty improbable even after much time has passed, since there are far more possible orbits for Melancholia that do not intersect with Earth's orbit than those which do (let alone intersect with it such that both planets attempt to occupy the same space at once).
I suppose a deflection of the Earth's orbit is a lot less dramatic in the cinema than a collision!
Or it would make for a different kind of film: Earth subsides gradually into ice, followed by burning heat a few months later.
I suppose a deflection of the Earth's orbit is a lot less dramatic in the cinema than a collision!
Or it would make for a different kind of film: Earth subsides gradually into ice, followed by burning heat a few months later.