I assuming all of the responders have access to a state vector of both the
comet and the satellite, have computed the angle of impact, differentially
corrected the comet state vector and propagated it out a few thousand years
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Thanks,

Chuck

"starlord" wrote in message
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Then I'll put it this way, the space probe would have about the same
effect
as a grasshoppen impacting on the front bummper of a 18 wheel simi going
down the interstate at 75mph.

or the same effect as you taking a head down run at a brick wall.


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"Consumer Goods" wrote in message
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which would be more thanenough to turn my head and pitch the ball into
some woman;'s open mouth!



starlord wrote:

Compaired to the size of the comet, the speed it's going, the
spaceprobe
would be like a nat slaming into your hand as your throwing a
baseball.

I am a Rocketeer.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...nm/space_impac
t_dc

Wouldn't this possibly change the orbit of the comet, which can then
either hit Eearth or even hit other comets and change their course?

Not to smart me thinks. But then, I'm no rocket scientist.

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