>> Not likely, since that would put it INSIDE the Earth's radius of 6,371 km. It's gotta be perigee above the surface.
> Yeah, but then it wouldn't "impact the surface" as per the article, would it?
I imagine that the orbit is changing rapidly, or is inherently eccentric.
16 posted on 11/02/2015 5:23:11 PM PST by dayglored
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