[meteorite-list] Asteroid may be set to slam Mars in Jan.
Francis Graham
francisgraham at rocketmail.com
Wed Dec 26 05:46:18 EST 2007
--- David Pensenstadler <dfpens01 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> My guess is that the asteroid will take out the Mars
> Odyssey (THEMIS) satellite before hitting
> Opportunity
> on the surface.
>
Or, as a friend of mine said, "Please, please don't
hit the Face!"
If it DOES hit Mars, I wonder what observations
visual amateur astronomers can make of it? I think if
it kicks up a dust storm that should be easy to see.
The impact flash seems problematic. 3 MT might be
visible on the Moon from Earth, but Mars? As soon as
the astrometry comes in, these things will all have to
be determined fast--if there indeed is an impact.
Francis Graham
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