2003 EL61, News ... |
2003 EL61, News ... |
Mar 14 2007, 09:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 24-August 05 Member No.: 471 |
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Mike Brown ... and his team discovered that five small Kuiper belt objects were travelling in similar orbits to 2003 EL61, the third-largest KBO ever found. The discovery hinted that the five pieces are fragments that split off after an ancient collision. ---------- - Icy chips off the old asteroid block -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
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Mar 15 2007, 07:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
2003 EL61 would make an excellent target for the next KBO mission. It's a pity it's not in the right place for a Uranus or Neptune GA.
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