1. Meteor (1979)
DR. GREGG WILKERSON

2. Director
Ronald Neame

3. Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Henry Fond

4. Opening Asteroid animation
Asteroid Orpheus (imaginary). He the singer and musician son of Muse Calliope
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5. Asteroid Belt Biggest is Ceres (945 km) 200 over 100 km
0.7 to 1.7 million over 1km

6. New Mission to the Asteroid Belt
Observe comet (icy) hit asteroid (rocky)
Destruction of Spacecraft and crew
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7. Rogue comets Eccentric orbits Outside Kuiper Belt
Only a few big asteroids
Only a few rogue comets
Low probability of collision

8. We could be hit
Looks like a big piece of lava
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9. Americans and Russians Team Up
Each have illegal nuclear missiles in space
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10. Re-aim the missiles
Star Wars becomes Asteroid wars
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11. Ski Resort Destroyed by Avalanche
Party vs Panic
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12. Tidal Wave
Fragment hitting ocean causes tidal wave
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14. Launch the Missiles!
Missiles away!
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15. New York Destroyed
Ouch!
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16. Meteor Destroyed! Finally, something good from nuclear weapons!
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17. Size but not mass reduction
Several small pieces burning up in atmosphere would consume all oxygen
Fragmentation energy
Vaporization energy
Gravitational binding

18. Asteroid Destruction Calculator
yer.net/Empire/Scienc e/Asteroids.html
VIDEO

19. Hold hand and sing Kum-by-ya
Sean gets to kiss Natilie!
A Dodger bat!
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