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Old 11-30-2008, 03:26 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect View Post
That was a comet. They're a little bigger than asteroids and meteors.
Actually that's up in the air, most scientists think it was an asteroid between about 6-8 miles across which isn't even close to the size of some that are being tracked in the asteriod belt.

There are lots over 50 miles across and few between 300-500
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