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Can a meteor hit earth

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Yes, astronomers estimate that between 36 and 166 meteorites larger than 10 grams fall to Earth per million square kilometres every year. Over the whole surface area of Earth, that translates to 18,000 to 84,000 meteorites bigger than 10 grams per year.

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