Asteroid 596 Scheila "Outburst" |
Asteroid 596 Scheila "Outburst" |
Dec 11 2010, 11:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 699 Joined: 3-December 04 From: Boulder, Colorado, USA Member No.: 117 |
I just saw a report that Steve Larson of the University of Arizona observed a "comet" last night (Saturday morning, December 11th UT), which turned out to be asteroid 596 Scheila. The asteroid, which is quite big (about 113 km in diameter) is surrounded by a vaguely spiral-shaped dust cloud. A recent impact, maybe? If so, it would be the first recorded impact on a large asteroid.
Interesting! John |
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Mar 30 2011, 05:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Dan, please leave the room and when we think you have thought long enough about what you have done and understand why it was wrong, we will let you come back inside
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