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Update on the asteroid census September 29, 2011 4:11 pm TB

Here.

As points of reference, the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs is currently estimated at being about 10 km in diameter, and the nickel-iron meteorite that created Meteor Crater is estimated at about 50 meters in diameter.

  • "It's like a population census, where you poll a small group of people to draw conclusions about the entire country," ... by ER 2011-09-29 16:42:28
    • Yeah, it's not really clear to me how they manage to figure out that they've discovered a given percentage of ... by TB 2011-09-29 18:03:45
      • Astronomically, you make assumptions about the homogeneity (or lack of it) of a population, or you try to model its ... by ER 2011-09-29 18:34:51
        • Lemme guess - they just sat there slack-jawed, dumbfounded and awed by someone who knows science, right? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-29 23:11:49
          • No, the technology I used, Geographic Information Systems, was routinely used to map and manage various spatially distributed resources important ... by ER 2011-09-30 05:16:06
            • I shall take that advice to heart. Mayhaps someday I could use it to my advantage. NeoCarnegie FTW!!! by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 19:36:28

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