To: ez
And point of fact: Shoemaker-levy 9 broke up on a “slingshot” approach of Jupiter, in exactly the same way Ison broke up on approach to Sol.
At perijove in 1992 it crumbled, and the pieces followed the same orbit until impact in ‘94.
Ison broke up at perihelion, the pieces will follow the orbit of the parent body.
94 posted on
12/05/2013 12:53:40 PM PST by
Darksheare
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To: Darksheare
Ok then. Thanks for the info.
95 posted on
12/05/2013 1:10:59 PM PST by
ez
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To: Darksheare
I just wanna know if we will be able to see it with the nekkid eye.
306 posted on
12/16/2013 3:22:03 PM PST by
little jeremiah
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