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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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Keywords: asteroid, impact chances, impact odds, impact probability, meteor strike
Record Creator: Metadata instance created July 16, 2012 by Zachary Davis
Record Updated: Aug 10, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
P. Plait, (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite).
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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 December 13, 2024, 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 13 December 2024).
MLA Format
Plait, Phil. Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. 2008. 6 Dec. 2010. 13 Dec. 2024 <https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite>.
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@misc{ Author = "Phil Plait", Title = {Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {13 December 2024}, Month = {December 6, 2010}, Year = {2008} }
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