[meteorite-list] Astronomers Survey Sky For Big Asteroids

From: Jim <Jim_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:46 2004
Message-ID: <002b01c19d38$71735dc0$2d0bf0d1_at_nwa482>

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Your answer is at the bottom of the following webpage.

http://geowww.gcn.ou.edu/~jahern/impacts/

Jim Strope
421 Fourth Street
Glen Dale, WV 26038

Catch a Falling Star Meteorites
http://www.catchafallingstar.com

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  From: MeteorHntr_at_aol.com=20
  To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 2:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers Survey Sky For Big Asteroids


  In a message dated 1/14/02 1:27:15 PM Central Standard Time, =
baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov writes:=20



    "A big asteroid hasn't hit in recorded human=20
    history, but it could happen next year. The chances are the same as =
dying in=20
    an airplane crash, with or without terrorists."



  Did I read that right? The odds of a big asteroid hitting earth next =
year are the same as dying in an airplane crash? What exactly are those =
odds?=20

  Steve Arnold=20

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<DIV>Jim Strope<BR>421 Fourth Street<BR>Glen Dale, WV&nbsp; 26038</DIV>
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Astronomers=20
  Survey Sky For Big Asteroids</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>In a =
message dated=20
  1/14/02 1:27:15 PM Central Standard Time, <A=20
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    could happen next year. The chances are the same as dying in <BR>an =
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    crash, with or without terrorists."</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>Did I =
read that=20
  right? &nbsp;The odds of a big asteroid hitting earth next year are =
the same=20
  as dying in an airplane crash? &nbsp;What exactly are those odds?=20
  <BR><BR>Steve Arnold</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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