To: bitt
It finally hit on March 4 near the Hertzsprung crater, a "complex" impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
Since it hit on the far side of the moon, doesn't that mean it was heading the other way?
8 posted on
07/25/2022 10:09:29 AM PDT by
loucon
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To: loucon
Since it hit on the far side of the moon, doesn't that mean it was heading the other way? Not if it was in a decaying orbit...which is more likely that not.
11 posted on
07/25/2022 10:11:25 AM PDT by
Bloody Sam Roberts
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To: loucon
“Since it hit on the far side of the moon, doesn’t that mean it was heading the other way?”
No.
Orbital mechanics are weird.
13 posted on
07/25/2022 10:11:46 AM PDT by
TalonDJ
To: loucon
Since it hit on the far side of the moon, doesn't that mean it was heading the other way?Not necessarily. It could have been captured in a decaying lunar orbit.
35 posted on
07/25/2022 10:38:05 AM PDT by
pfflier
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