Hi, Pete,
I second those thanks!
These are new pages for the IAU site. They weren't
there in the wee morning hours before last when I was trying
to find a mention of Proposal V on the website -- there weren't
NONE!
About 2003EL61, Darren. Despite the "iceball" myth about
KBO's, 2003EL61 is SOLID ROCK. The density is way too high
to be anything else. It doesn't even seem to have any superficial
surface volatiles. "It don't snow on Santa." Isn't that a C&W
song?
But with a four hour rotation, er, axial revolution, period, this
massive object is far from round. I haven't (can't) calculate the
degree of strain in the body of the planet, but it must stupendous!
Big question is: is it "frozen in" and dating from its formation,
or is it a dynamic distortion. I don't know the shear modulus, or
modulus of rigidity, of 2003EL61 or any planet, and I doubt that
anybody does...
"Santa" is in the Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_EL61
Here's a big image, er, artist's conception:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2003EL61art.jpg
In fact, the Wikipedia has very good entries on all
the "KBO" crowd...
Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 2:36 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Solar System in Perspective
Apologies, if this link was posted previously.
Some nice, high resolution graphics and a video fly-by, relative to the
on-going debate/discussion...
http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0601/iau0601_release.html
http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0601/iau0601_release.html
Cheers,
Pete
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