Re: [meteorite-list] Space Radar? (Was: Cold Asteroids May Have A Soft Heart)

2011-04-14 Thread Walter Branch
alter. - Original Message - From: "Meteorites USA" To: Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 1:15 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space Radar? (Was: Cold Asteroids May Have A Soft Heart) Richard, List, Since smaller meteoroids and asteroids are nearly undetectable in space, and

Re: [meteorite-list] Space Radar? (Was: Cold Asteroids May Have A Soft Heart)

2011-04-13 Thread Meteorites USA
Richard, List, Since smaller meteoroids and asteroids are nearly undetectable in space, and we're currently searching optically with telescopes. Is it possible to detect meteoroids/asteroids with space based radar? Will radar even work in space? If so, what's the range, and how would it work