[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The high inclination could easily be the result of an Earth encounter. On
> the other hand, lots of main belt asteroids share that inclination.
> Spectroscopy should settle the rocket body question.
>
> With digital cameras getting so tiny and the NEA catalog getting into shape,
> I'm wondering if a NEA flyby might be in ERPS future. Maybe a 1kg payload?
> ERPS might be able to "react" to incoming asteroid in a day or two, something
> impossible for NASA without a multimillion dollar program to do that.
> Daydreams...
With the technology we're developing, yes; that is the sort of thing
that it would allow.
Michael
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