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2007-11-21

Did a Comet Cause the Great Flood?

Could May 10, 2807 B.C. be the date the Great Flood started? Bruce Masse, an environmental archaeologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has proposed the theory that the Great Flood was caused by a comet strike in the Indian Ocean on that date (see below for a translation of that date into all the calendar systems supported by Chronos.)

To learn more, browse over to the Discover Magazine article Did a Comet Cause the Great Flood?

-2806-04-17 BC [Gregorian]
-4649-02-09 BE [Bahai]
-3091-09-15 AM [Coptic]
-2815-09-15 ZB [Ethiopic]
0954-02-14 AM [Hebrew]
-2884-01-27 AS [Indian Civil]
-3533-07-12 AH [Islamic (Fatimid)]
-2807-05-10 BC [Julian]
-2053-05-10 AUC [Julian (Imperial)]
-3428-01-27 AP [Persian]
1430-04-27 SY [Solarian]
-2807-130 [Julian-ordinal date]
J.D. 696296 [Julian Day]


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