On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, ring_theory wrote:


"Jim Phillips" wrote in message
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, ring_theory wrote:


"Jim Phillips" wrote in message
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I hope the damned thing splits into 3 pieces and mars pulls it in.

Wait, I thought you didn't want it impacting on Mars--what gives?


I don't want it impacting earth.

I notice you snipped the calculations I made showing that Tempel 1
is about 30,000,000 times more massive than the impactor. Do you still
think the impactor will have much of an effect on Tempel 1? If so, why?

Are you aware of 9p temple1's orbital cycle?

Yes.

slow it's velocity any at all
and either mars or jupiter are going to get a new moon named temple1.

Please show the calculations you used to come to this conclusion.

Mars more than likely providing temple1 doesn't reach escape velocity from
mars's gravity farther around the planet hurtling it in a unexpected
direction.

How close does Tempel 1 get to Mars now?

I'm sure earth is close by. we don't need a new moon or an angry
earth as the comet passes.

How close does Tempel 1 get to Earth now?

The deep impact mission is a stroke of genius. I just wish NASA would have
picked a different subjet to impact or by one of the existing missions on
mars.

Again, why? Tempel 1 is at least 30,000,000 times more massive than
the impactor, so why do you think Tempel 1's orbit will be changed?

With the same precision that the impactor is going to impact. nasa could
just as well put a exploration robot probe on the surface. or attempted to.
we make discoveries even through failure.

Again, you simply do not understand how difficult it is to land on a
small body.
I'd like to repeat the question you ignored: I notice you snipped
the calculations I made showing that Tempel 1 is about 30,000,000 times more
massive than the impactor. Do you still think the impactor will have much
of an effect on Tempel 1? If so, why?

--
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"Moms and dads these days are like the Democratic party: lame, spineless
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Republicans: drunk with power and out of control." -- Bill Maher