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Astronomers Monitor Asteroid To Pass Near Mars
Science Daily ^
| 12-21-2007
| NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Posted on 12/21/2007 4:02:43 PM PST by blam
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:02:47 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
I read an article earlier today that put the odds at 1 in 30 of a hit.
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:07:58 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: blam
To: blam
Keeping my fingers crossed for an impact just because it would be cool as hell.
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:11:19 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
To: kinoxi
Reminds me of the book “Lucifers Hammer”
Scientist had said 1 in 1000, then 1 in 600, then 1 in 50, and then it hit.
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:11:38 PM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: blam
The object was disintegrated by Earth's thicker atmosphere before it hit the ground, I didn't see this covered on the other thread. Mars atmosphere is much deeper than earth's although the surface pressure is lower by far. The asteroid might or might not make it through depending on its structure. If it is a loose clot of dust it won't. If it is solid nickel steel it will.
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:11:40 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Dean Koonz is good, but my favorite authors are Dun and Bradstreet)
To: blam
Well, an impact should take care of that Martian global warming.
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:12:29 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Wabash (AOR 5) The Wabash Cannonball)
To: Jet Jaguar
Reminds me of the book Lucifers Hammer Scientist had said 1 in 1000, then 1 in 600, then 1 in 50, and then it hit
One of my alltime favorite Sci-Fi books.
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:13:21 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Wabash (AOR 5) The Wabash Cannonball)
To: blam
To: neodad
If you have not read it already, check out “Earth Abides” by Stewart. Great read.
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:20:20 PM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: cripplecreek
it would be cool It would melt permafrost. That would be most convenient for a future settlement: to have a lake a mile across and a mile deep.
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posted on
12/21/2007 4:24:00 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Dean Koonz is good, but my favorite authors are Dun and Bradstreet)
To: neodad
As we know from the earth’s history, an asteroid impact will kill off any Martian dinosaurs.
To: neodad
Followed closely by Footfall
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:29:15 PM PST
by
nuke rocketeer
(File CONGRESS.SYS corrupted: Re-boot Washington D.C (Y/N)?)
To: kinoxi
I would like to see a direct hit. That would be interesting.
To: blam
So.....if this rock misses Mars, where is it off to next?
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:42:08 PM PST
by
wolfcreek
(The Status Quo Sucks!)
To: BlessedBeGod; cogitator; RadioAstronomer; neverdem
Yes, that is a related thread, but this explanation and the writeup itself are much more clear in this one.
A good reason for sometimes repeating a subject - with a different source article.
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:43:20 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Brilliant
I would like to see a direct hit. That would be interesting.
So would I. :) Save our future probes a little bit of digging as well.
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:45:03 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
I hope it slams into it and huge chunks come raining down on the earth, oh wait, no that’s bad, never mind ...
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:45:37 PM PST
by
Scythian
To: cripplecreek
I agree, that would be kick-butt!
To: wolfcreek
So.....if this rock misses Mars, where is it off to next?
Uranus.
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:47:24 PM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
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