[meteorite-list] Asteroid the size of 33 armadillos - yes, you read that correctly

[Ed Deckert]

The unit of measurement originally used in the planetary sciences was
coconuts.  However, the question of whether or not coconuts were migratory
had come up.  Due to the potential for migratory interference caused by
swallows, and the argument over whether or not European or African swallows
were actually the culprit, it was decided that armadillos were far less
controversial, and thus replaced the coconut standard by a unanimous vote...

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Subject: [meteorite-list] Asteroid the size of 33 armadillos - yes, you read
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Apparently, armadillos are valid units of measurement in the planetary
sciences.

I wonder how many armadillos would represent an extinction-level event?

Link - https://m.jpost.com/science/article-735473
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