38-The Big Ones

Travelers In The Night

English - January 23, 2015 19:58 - 2 minutes - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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One million human lifetimes ago an asteroid impact was at least partially responsible for eliminating the dinosaurs. The asteroid hunting community has met the US Congressional mandate to find 90% of the 1 Km sized Earth approaching asteroids. Currently the search is progressing to finding football field sized near Earth objects.