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June 3, 2005

Strange but True!

Q. Very bad news: Skytrackers say we've all got one week before an asteroid hits Earth. Is there any place you might go to help dodge what's coming?

A. Be thankful if you've got a gas-frugal car, then fill up and head North (depending on location) into Canada, says Stan Odenwald in "Back to the Astronomy Cafe." The reasoning is that asteroid orbits make hits more likely within about 25 degrees latitude of the equator, though they're possible anywhere, says Sonoma State University astronomer Philip Plait. Meteorites are found even in the Antarctic, so going North could backfire.


 
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