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No big bang: Asteroid will miss Mars
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| Jan 10,
Posted on 01/10/2008 11:20:05 PM PST by Aristotelian
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Blast!
To: Aristotelian
would have been the event of the decade in science. Would have inspired all sorts of young people to get into astronomy and/or physics...sigh...
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posted on
01/10/2008 11:23:40 PM PST
by
Eyes Unclouded
(We won't ever free our guns but be sure we'll let them triggers go....)
To: Aristotelian
I once dated Miss Mars. A little to mecurial for my taste..
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posted on
01/10/2008 11:29:04 PM PST
by
fhayek
To: Aristotelian
Sucks.
Everyone wanted this.
Except the damn asteroid I guess!
To: Names Ash Housewares
Near Mars miss? I want to know that it misses Earth!!
yitbos
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posted on
01/10/2008 11:36:35 PM PST
by
bruinbirdman
("Those who control language control minds. - Ayn Rand")
To: fhayek
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posted on
01/10/2008 11:37:12 PM PST
by
Aristotelian
(Freedom is "the absence of coercion." F.A. Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty, 1960.)
To: Aristotelian
To: Aristotelian
Dang. There should be an X prize for whoever is able to steer an asteroid into the moon, so that we can see it on Earth. Now that’s astronomy!
To: Aristotelian
No big bang. I can tell you that much.
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posted on
01/10/2008 11:59:02 PM PST
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fhayek
To: Eyes Unclouded
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posted on
01/11/2008 12:02:52 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(I want Fred to win but I really want Fred to want Fred to win.)
To: Aristotelian
Even God has a tough time landing stuff on Mars...
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posted on
01/11/2008 12:03:21 AM PST
by
cabojoe
To: fhayek
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posted on
01/11/2008 12:03:30 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(I want Fred to win but I really want Fred to want Fred to win.)
To: Aristotelian
The prayers of the Martians have averted a terrible disaster. An inspiration to all of us in uncertain times.
To: Aristotelian
Darn, thought that would get Martians to leave and come to our planet. Believe me, little green men could lead Al Gore to a third party victory.
To: Aristotelian
Mars is safe. Earth however is toast. ;O)
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posted on
01/11/2008 12:36:39 AM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! Duncan Hunter is a Cosponsor.)
To: Man50D
Just how big was the asteroid? Could a near-miss move Mars from its accustomed orbitsome?
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posted on
01/11/2008 12:52:47 AM PST
by
Does so
(...against all enemies, DOMESTIC and foreign...)
To: Aristotelian
Anybody know how close Mars moons orbit? Those distances would be well within the orbit of our moon.
There may be a possibility of that the asteroid will strike one of Mars moons.
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posted on
01/11/2008 2:52:24 AM PST
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Pontiac
(Your message here.)
To: bruinbirdman
It does not appear to present even a remote threat to Earth. It’s orbit brings it within 1.01 AU of the sun, only slightly further than Earth, but its orbit is 0.02 AU above the orbit of the Earth’s at that time.
Its orbit may be perturbed by Jupiter in the future, but for the next century at least, there is no threat from this guy.
To: Aristotelian
All Barsoom sighs in relief...
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posted on
01/11/2008 5:48:51 AM PST
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Thompson for President: 2008, 2012: Jindal for President 2016, 2020)
To: Aristotelian; 75thOVI; AFPhys; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; ...
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posted on
01/13/2008 7:48:50 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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