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To: bedolido
It says that were it to hit the earth it would be traveling at over 75,000 mph. I don't buy it. The asteroid in the movie 'Deep Impact' was traveling much slower than that.
41 posted on 09/02/2003 7:20:41 AM PDT by Frapster (John 3:16)
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To: Frapster
It says that were it to hit the earth it would be traveling at over 75,000 mph. I don't buy it. The asteroid in the movie 'Deep Impact' was traveling much slower than that.

That's a bit more than 20 miles-per-second, which seems high. I think asteroids usually hit us at about 15 to 17 mps. Maybe this one's orbit is a bit more hyperbolic?

177 posted on 12/07/2008 9:18:33 AM PST by Right Winged American (No matter how Cynical I get, I just can't keep up!)
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To: Frapster
The asteroid in the movie 'Deep Impact' was traveling much slower than that.

You get your science facts from movies??
'Fess up.
You voted for Obama, didn't you.

180 posted on 02/06/2011 6:20:55 PM PST by Publius6961 ("In 1964 the War on Poverty Began --- Poverty won.")
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