Fewer Earthbound asteroids will hit home

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Alex R. Blackwell — 7/16/2003 5:58:13 PM (archived)

Public Release: 16-Jul-2003
Nature
Fewer Earthbound asteroids will hit home
Scientists report in Nature today that significantly fewer asteroids could hit the Earth's surface than previously reckoned. Researchers from Imperial College London and the Russian Academy of Sciences have built a computer simulation that predicts whether asteroids with a diameter up to one kilometre (km) will explode in the atmosphere or hit the surface.

Contact: Judith H Moore
j.h.moore@imperial.ac.uk
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

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Nature (July 17, 2003) - Alex R. Blackwell - 7/16/2003 5:52:58 PM
- Fewer Earthbound asteroids will hit home - Alex R. Blackwell - 7/16/2003 5:58:13 PM
  - Small Stony Asteroids Will Explode and Not Hit Earth, Study Shows - Alex R. Blackwell - 7/16/2003 6:38:21 PM
    - lack of tsunami evidence - p - 7/16/2003 8:01:27 PM
      - inability to see mega-tsunami evidence - E.P. Grondine - 7/16/2003 8:21:04 PM
        
        inability to know your facts - R.L. - 7/16/2003 8:56:28 PM
        
        Yes, that's exactly your problem - E.P. Grondine - 7/20/2003 8:11:01 PM
        
        Your usual standard for accuracy - Alex R. Blackwell - 7/21/2003 3:58:21 PM
      - I agree - Alex R. Blackwell - 7/16/2003 8:09:14 PM
        
        off course you disagree - E.P. Grondine - 7/16/2003 8:16:00 PM
        
        Hey, E.P., when do we get our refunds back for all of this useless impact threat research? ;-) - Alex R. Blackwell - 7/16/2003 8:23:44 PM
        
        I don't know - better ask the authors of this computer modele - E.P. Grondine - 7/20/2003 7:33:55 PM
    - Impact rate remains the same - so does the need for more money - E.P. Grondine - 7/16/2003 7:31:39 PM
      - AGAIN, WHAT ARE YOUR QUALIFICATIONS? (n/t) - R.L. - 7/16/2003 9:01:50 PM
        
        I want he's EVIDENCE of any of his claims! I'm still waiting... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 7/16/2003 10:25:59 PM
        
        Good news - Alex R. Blackwell - 7/16/2003 10:37:58 PM
        
        Don't hold your breath, R.L. - Alex R. Blackwell - 7/16/2003 9:29:09 PM

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