<P> A massive meteor shower destroys the orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis and bombards a swath of land around the North Atlantic . NASA discovers through the Hubble Space Telescope that the meteors were debris propelled from the asteroid belt by a rogue asteroid roughly the size of Texas , christened `` Dottie '' by its discoverer . The asteroid will collide with Earth in 18 days , causing a second extinction event . NASA scientists , led by Dan Truman , plan to trigger a thermonuclear detonation at least 800 ft ( 244 m ) inside the asteroid to split it in two , driving the pieces apart so both will fly past the Earth . NASA contacts Harry Stamper , considered the best deep - sea oil driller in the world , for assistance . Harry insists he will need his full team to help execute NASA 's plan , and they agree to help but only after their list of unusual rewards are met . </P>
<P> A massive meteor shower destroys the orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis and bombards a swath of land around the North Atlantic . NASA discovers through the Hubble Space Telescope that the meteors were debris propelled from the asteroid belt by a rogue asteroid roughly the size of Texas , christened `` Dottie '' by its discoverer . The asteroid will collide with Earth in 18 days , causing a second extinction event . NASA scientists , led by Dan Truman , plan to trigger a thermonuclear detonation at least 800 ft ( 244 m ) inside the asteroid to split it in two , driving the pieces apart so both will fly past the Earth . NASA contacts Harry Stamper , considered the best deep - sea oil driller in the world , for assistance . Harry insists he will need his full team to help execute NASA 's plan , and they agree to help but only after their list of unusual rewards are met . </P>
what is the name of the asteroid in armageddon
what is the name of the asteroid in armageddon
Dottie
Dottie