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Old 01-07-2005, 11:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
tellumFS
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Tell me about comets.

So NPR Science Friday is having an episode about all-life-on-Earth-killing comets and asteroids.

I caught that certain sized objects do damage. OK. But, does it matter what the object is made out of? Would an ice ball burn up more than an asteroid/comet made up of rock?
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