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Too Many Meteor Strikes in 6k Years

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Minnemooseus
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Message 128 of 304 (211159)
05-25-2005 1:53 PM 		Reply to: Message 127 by macaroniandcheese
05-25-2005 12:40 PM

Math off a bit?
yeah. a mile wide. by pi that's 4,145 sq miles of JUST SURFACE AREA. that's hella lot. with the depth... the voluming (assuming a perfect spherical shape) is about 7,298,548 cubic miles.
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A = pi x r2 = 3.14 x .52 = 0.785 mile2
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etc.
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Moose
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ps: Spelling not to good either.
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Added by edit: All in all, it looks like you're off on an semi-coherent rant.
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Also, for some reason, the beginnings and endings of your sentences are a bit unclear.
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05-25-2005 2:30 PM 		Reply to: Message 127 by macaroniandcheese
05-25-2005 12:40 PM

Size of Barringer Meteorite Crater meteor
Scientists now believe that the crater was created approximately 50,000 years ago. The meteorite which made it was composed almost entirely of nickel-iron, suggesting that it may have originated in the interior of a small planet. It was 150 feet across, weighed roughly 300,000 tons, and was traveling at a speed of 40,000 miles per hour. The force generated by its impact was equal to the explosion of 20 million tons of TNT.
http://www.barringercrater.com/science/
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The diameter of the meteor was much less than the diameter of the crater.
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There is also other good stuff on meteor impacts at the above cited.
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05-25-2005 5:38 PM 		Reply to: Message 136 by arachnophilia
05-25-2005 4:31 PM

The relationship between angular unconformities and meteors?
Sheesh - I'm trying to be retired.
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A rather nice post, BUT badly off-topic.
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