Actually it was 15 years ago. -C. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:51 AM, BAXTER J DAVID Owner <baxman2@q.com> wrote:
Jupiter had major collisions with a comet 10 years ago this week. This week Jupiter had another major collision, probably from a comet. With this interesting fact in mind, is there a higher probability, than what is commonly given, that Earth could have a major impact from a comet or asteroid? Within the past ten years, Earth has also had a couple of lunar distance close calls with asteroids that were not detected until they where very close, by astronomical standards.
Sincerely,
J. David Baxter
baxman2@q.com
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