Sterling said:
"8,184,000 greater force than real gnat"
Yea, that might explain why the splatter on Tempel 1 was a little bigger than
the spatter of a typical fat gnat on a truck windsheild (or 31 gnats on the
windshield for that matter).
Now for the important question:
Does it look inside mo
Steve,
I'm betting the truck isn't two miles long!
Quote from NASA DEEP IMPACT website:
"The nucleus of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 is elongated and irregular, so the
closest example we currently have is the nucleus of Comet Borrelly, but even
more elongated. The mean radius of Tempel 1 is 3.25
>
> Hi Ron,
>
> how about if any of the pieces being smacked off - is there a chance of them
> becoming meteorites?
> Could they end up some day in Earth's orbit?
No. Any pieces knocked will travel along the comet's orbit, and the orbit
doesn't come anywhere near Earth.
Ron Baalke
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> Sterling Said:
> "It's like the world's tiniest gnat smacking into the windsh
Sterling Said:
"It's like the world's tiniest gnat smacking into the windshield of the
world's biggest 18-wheeler, only even less so!"
List,
While I agree Deep Impact should not alter the Tempel 1 orbit, but I have to
disagree with the gnat/18 wheeler example as most gnats don't create craters
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> Walter Branch wrote:
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> > Does anyone know if the Deep Impact event would result in an
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>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Does anyone know if the Deep Impact
> event would result in an appreciable change in
> the orbit of Temple 1?
That is answer is no.
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Walter Branch wrote:
> Does anyone know if the Deep Impact event would result in an
> appreciable change in the orbit of Temple 1? I know "appreciable" is
> a relative term, and I am not talking about a massive change, but I
> was wondering if mission scientists and investigators are looking into
Hello Everyone,
Does anyone know if the Deep Impact
event would result in an appreciable change in
the orbit of Temple 1? I know "appreciable" is a
relative term, and I am not talking about a massive
change, but I was wondering if mission
scientists and investigators are looking into
this.
-Wa
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