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by defrost
483 days ago
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You'd need to start with GIS population data for the planet, a first order answer would look at the surface area of the planet divided out by the principal destructive area size of (say) the Tunguska event, each area weighted by population. Complications over that, once sorted out, include: * are whether impact sites are evenly distributed across the planet or, perhaps, weight to more common near equatorial regions .. this would relate to the expected incoming trajectories of chuncky rocks which are maybe more likely in the solar plane. * chance of impacts in non populated (or low populated) areas having a disproportionate secondary effect that kills people. eg: Will hitting shallow ocean cause a wave that travels and kills? Will hitting and destroying the massive water pipes that bring drinking water to New York City kill very few directly but indirectly cause the death and suffering of a million+ ? |
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All in all though it is extremely complex.