[meteorite-list] Astronomers Survey Sky For Big Asteroids

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:46 2004
Message-ID: <200201142019.MAA10444_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

>> "A big asteroid hasn't hit in recorded human history, but it could
>>happen next year. The chances are the same as dying in an airplane crash."

>>Morrison puts the odds of dying from an asteroid impact at 1 in 20,000
>>during a typical lifetime -- the same as dying in a plane crash.
 
> 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?
>

This really isn't new, the astronomers has been saying this for years.
As stated in the article, the odds are 1 in 20,000.

Ron Baalke
Received on Mon 14 Jan 2002 03:19:51 PM PST