Thanks! I’d added TVF to the keywords, here’s why.
The NEAR Challenge
http://metaresearch.org/solar%20system/asteroids/near/NEARChallengeBackground.asp
[snip] I predict that three or more satellites 1-meter in size or larger constitutes a win for eph (thereby conceding a simple binary asteroid with a single, Dactyl-like orbiting moon to the mainstream). [/snip]
http://metaresearch.org/solar%20system/asteroids/near/NEARChallengeResults.asp
http://metaresearch.org/solar%20system/asteroids/near/NEARChallengeUpdate151298.asp
I have some dumb questions:
If they didn’t find a moon around Eros how does that establish the exploded planet hypothesis?
How exactly does a planet explode?