impact event
collision of two astronomical objects with measurable effects
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impact event
Summary
impact event ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,383 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- impact event is a type of natural disaster[2].
- impact event is a type of collision[3].
- impact event is a type of astronomical phenomenon[4].
- impact event's Commons category is recorded as Impact events[5].
- impact event's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Impact events[6].
- impact event's facet of is recorded as global catastrophic risk[7].
- impact event's has effect is recorded as impactite[8].
- impact event's has effect is recorded as impact crater[9].
- impact event's has effect is recorded as impact winter[10].
- impact event's studied by is recorded as asteroid impact prediction[11].
- impact event's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001066[12].
- impact event's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as asteroid impact avoidance[13].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include natural disaster[2], collision[3], and astronomical phenomenon[4].
Why It Matters
impact event ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,383 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]