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Effect of a giant meteorite impact on Paleoarchean environment and life

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133 points kristianp | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 00:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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hehehheh ◴[17 Nov 24 02:33 UTC] No.42161524[source]▶
When is the next one coming? Or what is the probability distributuon like?
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patrickthebold ◴[17 Nov 24 02:48 UTC] No.42161595[source]▶
It's a poisson distribution.
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1. nverno ◴[17 Nov 24 03:16 UTC] No.42161716[source]▶
I imagine it is more of an exponential decay mixed with poisson since strikes were far more common back in the day. Also, I'd guess an exponential decay in the expected size of impactors over time as they've been smashing themselves into pieces.