Asteroid Impact Likelihood Revised Downward

From Slashdot (http://slashdot.org/)

"Relax, everyone - the risk of a gigantic asteroid colliding with Earth just
got smaller! Nature reports: "A new survey revises down the likelihood of a
massive asteroid hitting the Earth by 20-30%. We're only due to collide with
rocks larger than one kilometre across roughly once every 600,000 years, it
concludes." Whew! What a relief!"

-- Stinger

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 22:42:24 -0600, "Stinger"
wrote:

From Slashdot (http://slashdot.org/)

"Relax, everyone - the risk of a gigantic asteroid colliding with Earth just
got smaller! Nature reports: "A new survey revises down the likelihood of a
massive asteroid hitting the Earth by 20-30%. We're only due to collide with
rocks larger than one kilometre across roughly once every 600,000 years, it
concludes." Whew! What a relief!"

And the last one was 599,999 years ago?

Roger (K8RI)


-- Stinger


Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)