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   That was an interesting article. A piece of friendly advice, though. Most
people refer to our large orbiting satellite as "The Moon". We perceive the
name "Luna" to be the jargon of science fiction. It is, at the least, 
distracting having to "read around" your use of the name Luna in what I assume
was intended to be a serious article. I talked to two people who simply hit 
their 'j' key and junked it. Assuming it was the ravings of a science fiction
nut. Remember, when talking to a general audience, use the words they are 
accustomed to hearing. You may not like it, but that is what communication
is all about.

--Brian

PS - It really was interesting. I don't know a whole lot about the existing
     mass extinction theories, but maybe I will have to learn about them.