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This blog post on Bad Astronomy explains how the odds of being killed by a meteorite (or asteroid) are much greater than the odds of only being hit by one. The article also describes what might be done to prevent a large asteroid from killing everyone on Earth.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=12229">Plait, Phil. Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. December 6, 2010.</a>
AIP Format
P. Plait, (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite).
AJP/PRST-PER
P. Plait, Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite (2008), <https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite>.
APA Format
Plait, P. (2010, December 6). Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite
Chicago Format
Plait, Phil. Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. December 6, 2010. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite (accessed 15 July 2025).
MLA Format
Plait, Phil. Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. 2008. 6 Dec. 2010. 15 July 2025 <https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite>.
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Author = "Phil Plait",
Title = {Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite},
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Number = {15 July 2025},
Month = {December 6, 2010},
Year = {2008}
}
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