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This page is a blog post that explains what the odds are of being killed by a meteorite impact. Because of the wide-spread damage that would occur from a meteorite of significant size, the possibility is not insignificant. The author compares these odds to other unlikely events and includes ideas on how the government could help lower these odds.
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![]() <a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=12229">Plait, Phil. Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. December 6, 2010.</a>
![]() P. Plait, (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite).
![]() P. Plait, Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite (2008), <https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite>.
![]() Plait, P. (2010, December 6). Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. Retrieved March 27, 2025, from https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite
![]() Plait, Phil. Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. December 6, 2010. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite (accessed 27 March 2025).
![]() Plait, Phil. Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite. 2008. 6 Dec. 2010. 27 Mar. 2025 <https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite>.
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Author = "Phil Plait",
Title = {Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite},
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Number = {27 March 2025},
Month = {December 6, 2010},
Year = {2008}
}
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