An Indian bus driver was killed over the weekend in an explosion that local officials are blaming on a meteorite.
Exactly how unlikely would it be for YOU to get struck by a meteorite? We asked around and got some answers:
According to meteorite expert Peter Brown, one human on this planet will be struck by a meteorite 200 grams (~0.4 pounds) or larger about once every seven or so years.
That might sound shockingly high, but Brown said many people might not even notice if they are hit with a small meteorite.
Taking this as a rough estimate, a human living an average lifespan today (71 years) would be alive for about 10 human-meteorite strikes.
So you would have a 1 in 700 million chance of being struck (but not necessarily killed) by a 200g or larger meteorite, assuming 7 billion people worldwide.