Asteroid 1 in 75 chance to hit Mars


	Asteroid 1 in 75 chance to hit Mars

Oortcloud

12-21-2007 9:41 AM

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mars, asteroid, impact, astronomy, collision

Oortcloud says:

That would be totally cool to observe. With all the craters on all the moons/worlds in our solar system its about time we get to witness something like that.

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1-2-2008 11:45 AM

Oortcloud

Looks like those odds have improved to 1 in 25 chance last I heard.

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