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To: blam
 
 
 
If it had struck the Earth such an impact would have caused the destruction of a large metropolitan-sized area.
 
From: http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/torino/
 
I wonder where this asteroid would fit on this scale?
 
 
 
 
By the way, this is strikenly similar to the homeland threat chart.

6 posted on 12/19/2002 9:10:54 PM PST by Lokibob
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To: Lokibob
The earth has a thicker atmosphere so the impact to the earth would be less than it would be to the moon. Right?
7 posted on 12/20/2002 6:42:25 AM PST by blam
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