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From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac)
Newsgroups: net.astro.expert
Subject: Re: black holes and comets
Message-ID: <459@utastro.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 11:52:37 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  3 11:52:37 1986
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Summary: oops

In article <458@utastro.UUCP>, ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) writes:
> objects since the cross section for a direct hit is miniscule.  A black
> hole the size of the sun would have a radius of a few kilometers.  On
           ^^^^ 
Of course I meant to say "mass"
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