XPost: sci.physics.relativity, sci.math   
   From: nospam@de-ster.demon.nl   
      
   x  wrote:   
      
   > On 7/23/25 15:37, The Starmaker wrote:   
   > > Chris M. Thomasson wrote:   
   [-]   
   > >> How many asteroids have hit the earth and killed many things from the   
   > >> result of its impact?   
   > >   
   > > I'm surprised you 'fall' for NASA's 'the sky is falling' cons..   
   > >   
   > > NEVER in the History of Earth has an asteriod fell on earth!   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > In other words, no insects, no animals, no fishes or people or person   
   > > has EVER been killed by an asteroid!   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > Okay, I'll make it easier for you since science is not your forte...   
   > >   
   > > When was the last asteroid that hit the earth????   
   >   
   > There could be various meanings of the word 'hit' but   
   > I am thinking that some types of dust do drift or blow   
   > to the ground every day that are supposed to be derived from   
   > meteor fragments or micrometeorites.>   
   > That would tend to mean today and every day.   
      
   A common convention is to call things smaller than 1 meter meteoroids,   
   and bigger things asteroids. [1]   
   (you may prefer another convention of course)   
      
   With this convention asteroid impacts are not rare events,   
      
   Jan   
      
   [1] This is about the size that is needed to reach the ground.   
      
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