Monte Carlo simulations of Galactic Supernovae are carried out to study the
rate of nearby events, which may have a direct effect on Earth's ecology though
ionizing radiation and cosmic ray bombardment. A nearby supernova may have left
a radioactive imprint (60Fe) in recent galactic history.Comment: 7 pages, 1 Fig, to appear in Proc. 11th Workshop on Nuclear
Astrophysics, Ringberg Castle, 2/11-16, 2002; available online at
http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/english/greenreports.htm
