Re: Comet impact in the Eastern United States - Feasibility of Evacuation

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Matt Browne SFW  <matt.h.browne@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>The assumptions are the following: Four weeks before the impact, it's
>clear the comet will hit the Eastern United States. Every day the
>comet's trajectory can be calculated more precisely. Two weeks before
>it hits, the impact site is narrowed down to Pennsylvania; then a week
>later it's clear the comet will hit the greater Pittsburgh area. The
>comet is big and fast enough to affect the entire Eastern United
>States area (almost 1 km in size, traveling at 40 km/s). This scenario
>is depicted in the movie "Impact Earth" (available on DVD). Here's a
>description:
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	http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/

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