在强大引力的作用之下，“穿孔”成功的彗星轨道发生变形，气候将不偏不歪的朝地球直接扑来。
Donald Yeomans, head of Nasa’s Near Earth Object Program office, said there is a remote chance the asteroid could collide with Earth.
美国宇航局近地天体部门的负责人唐纳德·尤曼斯表示，“阿波菲斯”撞击地球的可能性相当低。
‘The situation is that in 2029, on April 13, Apophis flies very close to Earth, within five Earth radii, so that will be quite an event, but we’ve already ruled out the possibility of it hitting at that time,’ he told Life’s Little Mysteries.
“在2029年4月13日时，小行星会非常接近地球，两者间的距离仅为五个地球半径，这虽然算得上是个‘事件’，不过我们已经排除了它撞击地球的可能性。”