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Originally Posted by Bill Thompson
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Originally Posted by skeptED56
Are you assuming that all of those 1,700 impacts would have hit the Earth if the moon was not there? Every little bit counts. :wink:
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Yes I am. This is because in the grand scheme of things the moon is extremely close to the earth. |
You assume to much, I think. Objects have come within the Moon's orbit and not hit the Earth. In fact, I can think of a
recent close encounter with such an object. It easy to imagine many of those 1,700 lunar impacts posing no danger to the Earth.