Asteroid on track for possible Mars hit, 1 in 75 chance on January 30th |
Asteroid on track for possible Mars hit, 1 in 75 chance on January 30th |
 Dec 21 2007, 12:59 AM
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rogelio Asteroid on track for possible Mars hit Dec 21 2007, 12:59 AM
stevesliva No way! That's nuts. Dec 21 2007, 01:17 AM nprev Oh, boy!!! If it hits, I wonder wher... Dec 21 2007, 01:40 AM
Tom Tamlyn In the "funny coincidence" department, t... Dec 21 2007, 01:56 AM SteveM Checks on the current values in the JPL Horizon ep... Dec 21 2007, 04:34 AM SteveM Here's the observational ephemeris from the Op... Dec 21 2007, 04:44 AM SteveM Here's the latest Horizon observational epheme... Dec 24 2007, 04:36 AM slinted The story has been updated with the correct date f... Dec 21 2007, 01:53 AM tasp I think we need to generously apportion accolades ... Dec 21 2007, 04:24 AM djellison Forget it with Spirit - no where near enough power... Dec 21 2007, 09:05 AM SteveM QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 21 2007, 04:05 AM)... Dec 21 2007, 01:48 PM SteveM The ephemeris is likely to change, as it's onl... Dec 21 2007, 02:08 PM PhilCo126 Anyway at those odds it won't probably happen ... Dec 21 2007, 11:43 AM nprev Yeah, 1 in 75 isn't great...but here's hop... Dec 21 2007, 12:07 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 21 2007, 04:07 AM) I... Dec 21 2007, 03:56 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 21 2007, 07:07 AM) ...... Dec 21 2007, 03:57 PM tty 100 meter diameter 5000 kilometers away. Any camer... Dec 21 2007, 04:34 PM ustrax SS at space.com:
"“If an impact takes place,... Dec 21 2007, 04:37 PM DDAVIS "Squyres added that the rover team, of course... Dec 22 2007, 08:18 PM djellison HiRISE - ROUGHLY - does something like distance in... Dec 21 2007, 04:39 PM Moon Saloon . Dec 21 2007, 10:02 PM nprev Ooo...neat idea! Couple of hurdles, though:
1... Dec 21 2007, 10:17 PM Moon Saloon . Dec 22 2007, 12:46 AM antipode Ahhh for a couple [three please?] of seismometers ... Dec 21 2007, 10:24 PM Moon Saloon . Dec 22 2007, 12:35 AM MarsIsImportant I think would need a dedicated seismometer on the ... Dec 21 2007, 10:55 PM JRehling Obviously, it's a long shot for it to hit Mars... Dec 21 2007, 11:19 PM nprev I think that a nice, deep hit dead square on Merid... Dec 21 2007, 11:55 PM dburt QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 21 2007, 04:55 PM) I t... Dec 22 2007, 02:00 AM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (dburt @ Dec 21 2007, 06:00 PM) Of ... Dec 22 2007, 03:50 AM dburt QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Dec 21 2007, 08:50 P... Dec 24 2007, 09:32 PM James Sorenson QUOTE Obviously, it's a long shot for it to hi... Dec 22 2007, 05:35 AM James Sorenson If the astroid does impact near atleased one rover... Dec 22 2007, 08:02 AM Oersted It would great to have a new impact crater carved,... Dec 22 2007, 10:35 AM SteveM JPL's Near Earth Object Program has a good rep... Dec 22 2007, 02:32 PM Stu Well, we can dream, eh..?
Dec 22 2007, 10:51 PM ugordan QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 22 2007, 11:51 PM) Well,... Dec 22 2007, 11:56 PM ngunn I like it! Dec 22 2007, 11:17 PM nprev Awesome thought; awesome image, Stu! Thanks... Dec 22 2007, 11:38 PM algorimancer It had not occurred to me before, but it seems lik... Dec 23 2007, 12:00 AM djellison The resolution and sensitivity of the IMU's is... Dec 23 2007, 12:12 AM algorimancer My recollection is that running the IMU burns a lo... Dec 23 2007, 01:04 AM nprev Are they ring-laser gyro IMUs, or are they mechani... Dec 23 2007, 02:05 AM Del Palmer QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 23 2007, 02:05 AM) Are... Dec 23 2007, 07:24 AM nprev QUOTE (Del Palmer @ Dec 22 2007, 11:24 PM... Dec 24 2007, 01:06 AM Juramike Could you use a Pancam image of a bright star at n... Dec 23 2007, 04:29 AM dvandorn You know... don't get me wrong, guys, but, um.... Dec 23 2007, 08:06 AM Stu Aw, other Doug, it's all part of the fun! ... Dec 23 2007, 08:55 AM slinted 3 new (old) observations from Apache Point-Sloan D... Dec 23 2007, 03:29 PM ugordan Perhaps counterintuitively, these new observations... Dec 23 2007, 03:36 PM MarsIsImportant The cone of uncertainty from a couple of days ago ... Dec 23 2007, 05:05 PM ugordan QUOTE (MarsIsImportant @ Dec 23 2007, 06... Dec 23 2007, 05:50 PM MarsIsImportant Mars has gravity. And the current best guess pat... Dec 23 2007, 06:30 PM Stu Hey, look on the bright side... if it misses Mars ... Dec 23 2007, 06:32 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 23 2007, 10:32 AM) Hey, ... Dec 23 2007, 08:35 PM MarsIsImportant Well, I guess that is one way we could finally ge... Dec 23 2007, 09:35 PM Doc There is no reason not to try. Remember, these thi... Dec 24 2007, 09:41 AM djellison QUOTE (Doc @ Dec 24 2007, 09:41 AM) an en... Dec 24 2007, 10:28 AM Doc Assuming that the asteroid hits the planet not too... Dec 24 2007, 10:57 AM Stu Welcome to UMSF by the way Doc!
I know wha... Dec 24 2007, 11:07 AM Stu For all those people wanting a "Roving Mars... Dec 24 2007, 12:47 PM scalbers QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 24 2007, 12:47 PM) Serio... Dec 25 2007, 04:55 PM djellison It'll get more and more accurate as time goes ... Dec 24 2007, 12:54 PM Stu My money's on a miss... it would be just too g... Dec 24 2007, 01:11 PM nprev QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 24 2007, 05:11 AM) Would... Dec 24 2007, 02:17 PM PhilCo126 Some 'real' images
http://www.lpl.arizona... Dec 24 2007, 03:54 PM nprev Thanks, Phil.
Gotta say that these NEO searches r... Dec 24 2007, 04:06 PM rogelio If this asteroid did impact Mars on its sunward si... Dec 24 2007, 08:33 PM ugordan QUOTE (dburt @ Dec 24 2007, 10:32 PM) One... Dec 24 2007, 09:58 PM dburt QUOTE (ugordan @ Dec 24 2007, 02:58 PM) .... Dec 26 2007, 03:13 AM Stu My latest entry for the "I know it would look... Dec 25 2007, 06:42 AM MarsIsImportant Honestly, I don't think the stem of the mushro... Dec 25 2007, 06:58 AM Stu QUOTE (MarsIsImportant @ Dec 25 2007, 06... Dec 25 2007, 02:29 PM PhilCo126 Indeed, the impact would be a 'minor' one.... Dec 25 2007, 09:51 AM nprev One thing puzzles me. JPL is saying that if it doe... Dec 25 2007, 03:17 PM ugordan QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 25 2007, 04:17 PM) One... Dec 25 2007, 03:35 PM nprev I'm puzzled as well, Gordan; here's a quot... Dec 25 2007, 04:27 PM JRehling Well, if the time of the asteroid breaking the pla... Dec 26 2007, 11:09 PM karolp I guess even if it missed, that would still be a g... Dec 26 2007, 10:33 PM PDP8E The Near Earth Object Program at
http://neo.jpl.... Dec 27 2007, 06:18 PM ugordan QUOTE (PDP8E @ Dec 27 2007, 07:18 PM) her... Dec 27 2007, 07:22 PM Stu If I'm reading Emily's latest blog entry c... Dec 28 2007, 06:31 PM SteveM QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 28 2007, 01:31 PM) If I... Dec 28 2007, 08:22 PM nprev "Possibly" is the keyword here, Stu; the... Dec 28 2007, 07:32 PM SteveM JPL has now published the new odds on Mars impact... Dec 28 2007, 09:15 PM Shaka I hope the MER are old enough to remember how to ... Dec 28 2007, 09:26 PM ugordan I don't think you have to worry about that jus... Dec 28 2007, 09:29 PM Stu QUOTE (ugordan @ Dec 28 2007, 09:29 PM) h... Dec 28 2007, 10:10 PM ugordan QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 28 2007, 11:10 PM) Even ... Dec 28 2007, 10:22 PM Juramike QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 28 2007, 05:10 PM) Even ... Dec 29 2007, 12:14 AM Stu QUOTE (Juramike @ Dec 29 2007, 12:14 AM) ... Dec 29 2007, 08:12 AM vk3ukf Just checked my sources on the asteroid (Ron Baalk... Dec 29 2007, 03:34 AM nprev QUOTE (ugordan @ Dec 28 2007, 02:22 PM) T... Dec 29 2007, 05:20 AM dvandorn Remember, slump effects can be enhanced by seismic... Dec 29 2007, 06:40 AM Decepticon http://www.livescience.com/blogs/author/leonarddav... Dec 29 2007, 01:55 PM Shaka "2:55 am PST"
Dam' I'll have... Dec 29 2007, 08:21 PM SFJCody An asteroid hit would be even better if something ... Dec 29 2007, 09:18 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Shaka @ Dec 29 2007, 12:21 PM) ... Dec 30 2007, 03:04 AM nprev Guys...dunno if I'd bother. How would we get r... Dec 30 2007, 05:24 AM stewjack QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 30 2007, 12:24 AM) Dou... Dec 30 2007, 03:26 PM  |
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