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Metacelsus
on Dec 5, 2022
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Simulate Asteroid Impacts on Earth
Air bursts give a wider area of destruction than ground bursts.
fitzroy
on Dec 5, 2022
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I knew this was true for nuclear weapons. It was just surprising that a smaller asteroid could be that much more dangerous than a larger one due to potentially exploding in the atmosphere.
jacquesm
on Dec 6, 2022
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Much the same mechanism sans radiation.
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