In science fiction, the impact of comets has been depicted as a threat overcome by technology and heroism (as in the 1998 films Deep Impact and Armageddon), or as a trigger of global apocalypse (Lucifer's Hammer, 1979) or zombies (Night of the Comet, 1984).
În science fiction, impactul cometei a fost descris ca o amenințare depășită prin tehnologie și eroism (Deep Impact, 1998), sau ca un declanșator a apocalipsei (Hammer lui Lucifer, 1979) sau de valurile de zombi (Night of the Comet, 1984).