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To: neverdem
Because of the distance, neither the comet nor the impact will be visible to the naked eye on Earth

Others say the impact may be visible to the naked eye. If not for this, the mission would be of no interest.

3 posted on 01/11/2005 5:17:52 PM PST by RightWhale (Please correct if cosmic balance requires.)
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Events in space don't have to be visible to the naked eye to be interesting. The Mars rovers aren't visible to observers on earth, but they have sent back very interesting photos. When Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994, it wasn't visible to the naked eye on earth, but we later saw photos of the impact.


8 posted on 01/11/2005 5:33:24 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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