What If Mars & Earth Collided?

This is a hypothetical view of what could happen if Mars and Earth ever collided and is not factual or backed by science.

15 Days to Impact:

Earth braces for a big hit—not the first time our planet's seen some cosmic roughhousing. Over the eons, asteroids have occasionally reminded us who's boss, like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs.

But Mars? Oh, Mars is on a whole other level.

Normally hanging out 225 million kilometers away, the Red Planet is now just 4 million kilometers from us, looking like a creepy, red moon in the sky. Its gravitational pull?

Yeah, it's got Earth in a vice grip, enough to cause bulges in the crust and tsunamis galore. So, surf’s up—if you dare.

3 Days to Impact:

Mars is now a “half moon” in the sky, looming ominously close at 800,000 kilometers.

The tides? Rising faster than property prices, up to 50 meters high, and our tectonic plates are starting to quake.

With Mars weighing 10 times more than the Moon, things are getting wild. At this rate, whole coastlines are saying goodbye, and the panic is palpable as the ground shakes and volcanoes start joining the party.

Cities, forests—everything’s under siege, and we’re scrambling for underground bunkers.

36 Hours to Impact:

Mars reaches the Moon’s distance from Earth, and the tidal forces are even crazier. Waves now reach skyscraper heights, up to 100 meters, flooding every major coastal city.

Miami? Gone. Venice? Vamoose. The quakes, eruptions, and total mayhem continue as Mars draws nearer.

Communication breaks down, rescue attempts fail, and the skies light up with the fires of volcanic chaos.

10,000 Kilometers Away:

People are in full-blown survival mode, but there’s not much that can be done. Mars is literally cracking under Earth's gravitational pull, and it’s picking up speed.

Though a glimmer of hope flickers—could Mars shatter before impact?

Not likely, as it’s moving too fast for that. Everyone on Earth braces for the worst.

Moments Before Impact:

Mars fills the sky at a mere 200 kilometers above. As the two planets’ gravities fight, people on the crash side of Earth get a whopping 30% reduction in weight—a small gift before everything goes down.

With a shockwave in the atmosphere, the world crumbles and splits at its seams, like a global earthquake. There’s no more escaping; we’re on the verge of total annihilation.

Impact!

Mars crashes, creating heat equivalent to billions of nuclear bombs. Both planets liquefy on contact. A shockwave blasts across the Earth, rubble flies, and everything burns.

Earth is left spinning differently, sporting a shiny new ring of Martian debris and bearing the scars of a monumental impact.

Aftermath:

Mars has fused with Earth, giving our planet a 5% weight boost—but all life is snuffed out.

The surface is molten lava, no atmosphere, no water, no hope for new life. Maybe, billions of years from now, comets could reintroduce water, but with our Sun’s temper warming up, life doesn’t stand much of a chance.