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To: BenLurkin

Anybody know if that’s close enough to be captured or is the speed of the Asteroid too great?


3 posted on 11/09/2018 7:02:47 PM PST by aft_lizard
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To: aft_lizard
Anybody know if that’s close enough to be captured or is the speed of the Asteroid too great?

That's not how Celestial Mechanics work!

Unless an object strikes the Earth (or is at least slowed down by the Earth's atmosphere = aerobraking), it will fly by it (assuming that the object, itself, doesn't have thrusters).

Regards,

17 posted on 11/09/2018 9:24:59 PM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: aft_lizard

That is just at the edge of being too close. If that thing deviates any further in it could be a problem.


19 posted on 11/09/2018 9:37:41 PM PST by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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