7/21: Hotel on the moon

Originally posted by russotto


Naa, only linear (directly proportional to area occupied)

theoretically, yes. but imagine if it was sticking up far enough and say a baseball-sized meteor went flying through it, as if you threw a baseball at a barn. you're correct in that the probability of something being hit from above is linear to the area it occupies, but what about sideways? without an atmosphere, could something not hit it from the side? if so, is the probability not then increased to the volume occupied instead of the area?