Rudolph_X wrote:


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That's because it didn't change the predicted course. The amount of
the deflection is predicted from the gravitational perturbation of the
Earth on the asteroid.


Then why would he have said, "The orbital change was quite
extraordinary," and, "I've never seen anything like that before."

Because the orbit change was quite extraordinary, and he has never seen
anything like that before?

How on earth do you get from these remarks to "the asteroid changed
its predicted course"?????


These
words seem to indicate that something unexpected happened regarding the
orbital path.

How on earth do they indicate that?????




Bye,
Bjoern