Post by thomasallencummins on Jan 30, 2008 12:26:12 GMT -5
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080130-mars-miss.html
An asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with Mars passed the Red Planet today without incident.
Astronomers first estimated that asteroid 2007 WD5 had as high as a 3.6 percent chance of striking the planet. Newer observations kept lowering the odds for the 164-foot space rock until Jan. 9, when NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) program office effectively ruled out chances of an impact.
Well this is still a very interesting solar system. Sometimes you have to be reminded every once in a while. ;D
An asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with Mars passed the Red Planet today without incident.
Astronomers first estimated that asteroid 2007 WD5 had as high as a 3.6 percent chance of striking the planet. Newer observations kept lowering the odds for the 164-foot space rock until Jan. 9, when NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) program office effectively ruled out chances of an impact.
Well this is still a very interesting solar system. Sometimes you have to be reminded every once in a while. ;D