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Originally Posted by Charlie in Dayton
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A 500 ton meteorite striking just west of the city limits of Pittsburgh would result in:
A) Pittsburgh probably not being there any more
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An iron nickel cube, (d = 7.7 gm/cm
3) would only have to be 3.9 meters on a side to weigh 500 tons. That's
likely not big enough to destroy Pittsburgh.