Deep Impact T-Bone

That's right. A T-Bone. The media has incorectly implied that DI is
actually heading directly into the comet.
In fact, it's more like a garbage can getting T-Boned by a 200 KM/HR. bullet
train at an intersection.

This is an intersect mission. Temple 1 travels at 23,000 MPH. That is the
velocity of the impact as DI crosses it's path.

Originally Posted by ROC

That's right. A T-Bone. The media has incorectly implied that DI is
actually heading directly into the comet.
In fact, it's more like a garbage can getting T-Boned by a 200 KM/HR. bullet
train at an intersection.

This is an intersect mission. Temple 1 travels at 23,000 MPH. That is the
velocity of the impact as DI crosses it's path.

I thought it was more 'getting run over'. as in comet coming up behind at 63,000mph, and the probe traveling at 40,000mph..the difference being 23,000mph. Otherwise in a side impact...how is NASA supposed to get pictures of the crater as it 'flies by'?

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ROC Wrote:
That's right. A T-Bone. The media has incorectly implied that DI is
actually heading directly into the comet.
In fact, it's more like a garbage can getting T-Boned by a 200 KM/HR.
bullet
train at an intersection.

This is an intersect mission. Temple 1 travels at 23,000 MPH. That is
the
velocity of the impact as DI crosses it's path.


I thought it was more 'getting run over'. as in comet coming up behind
at 63,000mph, and the probe traveling at 40,000mph..the difference being
23,000mph. Otherwise in a side impact...how is NASA supposed to get
pictures of the crater as it 'flies by'?



The comet is travelling at 23,000 mph, not 63,000. That is what was
reported

Wow, there wouldn't be much left of the garbage can if that were the
case.......



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In fact, it's more like a garbage can getting T-Boned by a 200 KM/HR.
bullet
train at an intersection.

Originally Posted by Ike

"pay1439" wrote in message
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ROC Wrote:
That's right. A T-Bone. The media has incorectly implied that DI is
actually heading directly into the comet.
In fact, it's more like a garbage can getting T-Boned by a 200 KM/HR.
bullet
train at an intersection.

This is an intersect mission. Temple 1 travels at 23,000 MPH. That is
the
velocity of the impact as DI crosses it's path.


I thought it was more 'getting run over'. as in comet coming up behind
at 63,000mph, and the probe traveling at 40,000mph..the difference being
23,000mph. Otherwise in a side impact...how is NASA supposed to get
pictures of the crater as it 'flies by'?



The comet is travelling at 23,000 mph, not 63,000. That is what was
reported

I knew I wasn't crazy...although this information could be wrong too.
"At 1:52 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, barring a last-minute mishap, comet Tempel 1, a lumpy, Manhattan Island-size potato hurtling through space at 66,000 mph, will overtake the 820-pound "impactor" dropped off in its path by a NASA spacecraft poking along at 43,000 mph." Rest of the article is here http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...070201323.html

Everyother article I've read only states that the impact will occur at 23,000mph.