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Russian probe due to 'hit Earth' January 2012
itn ^
| Fri Dec 23 2011 11:40
Posted on 12/23/2011 10:24:00 AM PST by BenLurkin
Where and when re-entry would occur will not be known until a few days before the event, but the spacecraft is expected to arrive between January 6 and January 19.
The landing zone has been calculated between latitude 51.4-N to 51.4-S, which includes the cities of London and Paris.
(Excerpt) Read more at itn.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Weather
KEYWORDS: grunt; phobos; phobosgrunt
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posted on
12/23/2011 10:24:05 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Leave it to the Russians to launch an Earth probe.
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posted on
12/23/2011 10:26:33 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: BenLurkin
"The landing zone has been calculated between latitude 51.4-N to 51.4-S, which includes the cities of London and Paris."...and probably 95-98% of the earth's population otherwise. Duh.
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posted on
12/23/2011 10:32:57 AM PST
by
alancarp
(Liberals are all for shared pain... until they're included in the pain group.)
To: 1rudeboy
That was my reading of the title... I was thinking: "Can't they just go out in the back yard and do a little digging and get all the information without an expensive launch?"
I'm assuming the probe was meant for Mars or somewhere... But I'm not sure about that. ;)
/johnny
To: BenLurkin
More than one of these unknowns have been falling for quite a time in Africa. The current theory is that they belong to the Republicans, who haven't shown a pair in years:
The report: "Space ball" drops on Namibia
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posted on
12/23/2011 11:24:31 AM PST
by
Oatka
(This is the USA, assimilate or evaporate.)
To: Oatka
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posted on
12/23/2011 12:36:55 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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