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Old 29-July-2006, 02:02 AM
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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
An iron nickel cube, (d = 7.7 gm/cm3) would only have to be 3.9 meters on a side to weigh 500 tons. That's likely not big enough to destroy Pittsburgh.
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