By the Numbers: Humpback, Asteroid Sightings Up
Submitted by Jacob Shafer on March 3, 2011 – 4:14 pmNo Comment | 33 views
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Number of “near-Earth” asteroids discovered in a single night by the Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala, an all-time record
2
Number that could collide with Earth in the next 100 years
1,607
Humpback sightings reported during the 2011 Great Maui Whale Count, a 33 percent increase compared to last year
4
Number of adult piranhas found at a Honolulu residence that was damaged by fire last week
5 feet
Length of a boa constrictor found at the same residence
Sources: Pan-STARRS project, Pacific Whale Foundation, Hawaii Department of Agriculture
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