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Statistically, an Asteroid 1 Km in Diameter Might Be Expected

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Statistically, an asteroid 1 km in diameter might be expected to strike Earth:

A) during an interval of 80 years-roughly a human lifetime.
B) once every 10,000 years.
C) once every 500,000 years.
D) never.

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