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![]() New Comet's Potential Mars Collision in 2014 Explained http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...potential-mars The new comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) was discovered Jan. 3 by the Scottish-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught, a prolific observer of both comets and asteroids who has 74 comet discoveries to his name. According to Elenin: "On the 19th October 2014, the comet might reach apparent magnitude of -8 to -8.5, as seen from Mars!” (This would make the comet 15 to 25 times brighter than Venus). "Perhaps it will be possible to acquire high-resolution images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)," he added. Then there is also the small possibility that the comet could collide with Mars. Moving at 35 miles (56 km) per second, such a collision could create an impact crater on Mars up to ten times the diameter of the comet's nucleus and up to 1.25 miles (2 km) deep, with an energy equivalent up to of 2 x 10^10 megatons! |
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On Mar 5, 12:53*pm, Sam Wormley wrote:
New Comet's Potential Mars Collision in 2014 Explained http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...mets-potential.... The new comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) was discovered Jan. 3 by the Scottish-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught, a prolific observer of both comets and asteroids who has 74 comet discoveries to his name. According to Elenin: "On the 19th October 2014, the comet might reach apparent magnitude of -8 to -8.5, as seen from Mars! *(This would make the comet 15 to 25 times brighter than Venus). *"Perhaps it will be possible to acquire high-resolution images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)," he added. Then there is also the small possibility that the comet could collide with Mars. Moving at 35 miles (56 km) per second, such a collision could create an impact crater on Mars up to ten times the diameter of the comet's nucleus and up to 1.25 miles (2 km) deep, with an energy equivalent up to of 2 x 10^10 megatons! As our official mainstream media brown-nosed parrot, you never let us down. What exactly is your expertise with this one? Do you really care how many humans are starving to death or worse? |
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