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if an average of 5000 asteroids bombarded earth every million years during the hadean, calculate the total number of asteroid impacts that occurred during this eon.

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Answer:

3.5 x 10⁶ asteroid impacts

Step-by-step explanation:

The Hadean Era was about 700 million years long, so 5000 x 700 = 3500000 or 3.5 x 10⁶ asteroid impacts.

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