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MUSTANG
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posted December 21, 2007 03:42 AM           Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Asteroid May Slam Mars In January
LOS ANGELES (AP) ¯
Mars could be in for an asteroid hit.

A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the Red Planet on Jan. 30, scientists said Thursday.

"These odds are extremely unusual. We frequently work with really long odds when we track ... threatening asteroids," said Steve Chesley, an astronomer with the Near Earth Object Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The asteroid, known as 2007 WD5, was discovered in late November and is similar in size to an object that hit remote central Siberia in 1908, unleashing energy equivalent to a 15-megaton nuclear bomb and wiping out 60 million trees.

Scientists tracking the asteroid, currently halfway between Earth and Mars, initially put the odds of impact at 1 in 350 but increased the chances this week. Scientists expect the odds to diminish again early next month after getting new observations of the asteroid's orbit, Chesley said.

"We know that it's going to fly by Mars and most likely going to miss, but there's a possibility of an impact," he said.

If the asteroid does smash into Mars, it will probably hit near the equator close to where the rover Opportunity has been exploring the Martian plains since 2004. The robot is not in danger because it lies outside the impact zone. Speeding at 8 miles a second, a collision would carve a hole the size of the famed Meteor Crater in Arizona.

In 1994, fragments of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smacked into Jupiter, creating a series of overlapping fireballs in space. Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.

"Unlike an Earth impact, we're not afraid, but we're excited," Chesley said.

This seems significant...I find it interesting that Jupiter was hit in 1994 - right before Pluto last changed signs....

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yourfriendinspirit
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posted December 21, 2007 03:50 AM           Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Interesting...

I'll be watching my back now, lol!

(It's my chart ruler n' all)

I had significant changes in my world back in 94' as well... Jupitar being my Suns ruler maybe there's something more to this...
hmm?

Thank you for sharing Mustang

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Love
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posted December 21, 2007 05:22 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Love     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
<<<This seems significant...I find it interesting that Jupiter was hit in 1994 - right before Pluto last changed signs....>>>

Interesting observation.

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blue moon
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posted December 21, 2007 05:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for blue moon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It's winter solstice.

This has reminded me of the Mayan prediction for 2012 on the winter solstice.


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