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navand t1_ix9vuxf wrote

Reply to comment by colexian in Space Rock Strike on Webb Telescope Was Just Bad Luck, NASA Team Says | The analysis quells fears that the telescope will suffer frequent micrometeoroid hits. by chrisdh79

Sounds like gambler's fallacy TBH.

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BenP785 t1_ixa6eij wrote

Well if the first meteor made the telescope smaller then technically speaking it is less susceptible to future ones. The next one could theoretically go straight through the hole the first one left.

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mfb- t1_ixbx51t wrote

Less susceptible than feared after the first strike. After more data analysis, they are now confident this large strike was a big outlier instead of something we should expect every few months.

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