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To: Sherman Logan
One number I’ve seen is 3%.

That's of the Earth's land mass. However, 71% of the Earth's surface is water, and asteroids don't care, so the actual percentage is more like 0.87%.

67 posted on 04/20/2014 1:05:23 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody

Thanks, I hadn’t made that connection. I’m sure you’re right. So any asteroid impact has perhaps a 1% chance of hitting a city.


68 posted on 04/20/2014 1:06:46 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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