Loose Leaf For Explorations: Introduction To Astronomy
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Author: Thomas T Arny, Stephen E Schneider Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 18QFR
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The evidence that Earth has been hit by asteroids or comets.
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