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Main Belt Collision Caused Asteroid Shower?
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post Sep 5 2007, 10:12 PM
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160 My ago, the collisional breakup of a large Main Belt asteroid caused an "asteroid shower" that ultimately produced the K-T extinction, Tycho crater on the Moon, and several other craters on Venus... huh.gif

Editorial on the Nature paper here:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/9588922.html


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- nprev   Main Belt Collision Caused Asteroid Shower?   Sep 5 2007, 10:12 PM
- - tty   This kind of thing apparently happens occasionally...   Sep 6 2007, 06:17 AM
- - DDAVIS   Here is the URL for the artwork I prepared for the...   Sep 7 2007, 03:09 AM
|- - Kevin Heider   QUOTE (DDAVIS @ Sep 6 2007, 08:09 PM) Her...   Sep 7 2007, 06:39 AM
- - nprev   I second that with enthusiasm! Been a big fan ...   Sep 7 2007, 03:58 PM
- - stevesliva   Tycho is awesome!   Sep 7 2007, 04:56 PM

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