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1. Kirr · 1790820189 · focus · HN ↗

   > a whopping 728 feet across, more than twice the length of an American football field

   For the rest of the world, this is ~222 meters, more than twice the length of a 100 meter track.

   EDIT: Ninja'd! :-)

   1. kurthr · 1790822290 · focus · HN ↗

      It’s so big we can see it with a telescope, and so small that the chance of something similar hitting any single spot on the surface minuscule in the next 100 years.

      1. ted_dunning · 1790825162 · focus · HN ↗

         But the rate for milligram sized particles hitting a 100m x 100m patch is 2-3 per month.

         At 20km/s, that's plenty big enough to ruin your day.

         1. aeve890 · 1790826976 · focus · HN ↗

            >At 20km/s, that's plenty big enough to ruin your day.

            Is it though? That's pretty slow

            Edit: nvm I read as km/h not km/s

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