Asteroid Impact?

[desertrat]

Astronomers: Asteroid could hit Mars in January - CNN.com
I love this. The give it a one in 75 chance of hitting Mars, but apparently they know it won't hit where the rover is.

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.

Where is the rover? In a studio in Hollywood?

 

[LordStanley]

Astronomers: Asteroid could hit Mars in January - CNN.com
I love this. The give it a one in 75 chance of hitting Mars, but apparently they know it won't hit where the rover is.

Where is the rover? In a studio in Hollywood?

Id rather it hit mars than earth

 

[GWguy]

Astronomers: Asteroid could hit Mars in January - CNN.com
I love this. The give it a one in 75 chance of hitting Mars, but apparently they know it won't hit where the rover is.

Where is the rover? In a studio in Hollywood?

Ah, so you subscribe to the theory that we never landed on the moon either? It was all a soundstage in Hollywood?

 

[desertrat]

Ah, so you subscribe to the theory that we never landed on the moon either? It was all a soundstage in Hollywood?

Well, I didn't, but now I'm wondering.

 

[Larry Gude]

Conspiricist!

Astronomers: Asteroid could hit Mars in January - CNN.com
I love this. The give it a one in 75 chance of hitting Mars, but apparently they know it won't hit where the rover is.

Where is the rover? In a studio in Hollywood?

Look, I don't know the details, but, let's say for comparisons sake that the Rover is sitting in what would be Southern Md on Mars. We're in winter meaning our relative position to the sun is different, yet predictable for some time to come, than say summer.

So, if the trajectory of this rock is known then it is, or it seems it would be, fairly simple to see where it should impact Mars given it's speed and distance as well.

So, it's lining up to hit a predictable part of Mars relative to the time, speed, distance and trajectory and that happens to be parts where the Rover ain't.



I may also be completely full of ####.

 

[GWguy]

Look, I don't know the details, but, let's say for comparisons sake that the Rover is sitting in what would be Southern Md on Mars. We're in winter meaning our relative position to the sun is different, yet predictable for some time to come, than say summer.

So, if the trajectory of this rock is known then it is, or it seems it would be, fairly simple to see where it should impact Mars given it's speed and distance as well.

So, it's lining up to hit a predictable part of Mars relative to the time, speed, distance and trajectory and that happens to be parts where the Rover ain't.



I may also be completely full of ####.

OMG Larry, that's WAY too much to think about on a Friday before Holiday.... I'm lucky I could open my coffee this morning.

 

[LordStanley]

Look, I don't know the details, but, let's say for comparisons sake that the Rover is sitting in what would be Southern Md on Mars. We're in winter meaning our relative position to the sun is different, yet predictable for some time to come, than say summer.

So, if the trajectory of this rock is known then it is, or it seems it would be, fairly simple to see where it should impact Mars given it's speed and distance as well.

So, it's lining up to hit a predictable part of Mars relative to the time, speed, distance and trajectory and that happens to be parts where the Rover ain't.



I may also be completely full of ####.

Id say move the rover into position to watch the impact. If we loose the rover, than so be it. I think the data of a asteroid hit would be far more valuable than anything else.

If anything it would make for some good on surface pictures.

 

[desertrat]

Look, I don't know the details, but, let's say for comparisons sake that the Rover is sitting in what would be Southern Md on Mars. We're in winter meaning our relative position to the sun is different, yet predictable for some time to come, than say summer.

So, if the trajectory of this rock is known then it is, or it seems it would be, fairly simple to see where it should impact Mars given it's speed and distance as well.

So, it's lining up to hit a predictable part of Mars relative to the time, speed, distance and trajectory and that happens to be parts where the Rover ain't.



I may also be completely full of ####.

That's what I was thinking, that it may be on the other side of the planet, but near the equator, or approaching from over the horizon, but they did say near which just sounded funny. I mean they don't know if it's going to hit Mars or not, but they do know "Rover" is safe.

Id say move the rover into position to watch the impact. If we loose the rover, than so be it. I think the data of a asteroid hit would be far more valuable than anything else.

If anything it would make for some good on surface pictures.

Excellent idea. Get that baby rollin'!

 

[MMDad]

Id say move the rover into position to watch the impact. If we loose the rover, than so be it. I think the data of a asteroid hit would be far more valuable than anything else.

If anything it would make for some good on surface pictures.

The rover's fastest speed yet was 135 yards in one day. If they wanted it to be near the impact site, they would have had to start it heading that way a few years ago.

 

[LordStanley]

The rover's fastest speed yet was 135 yards in one day. If they wanted it to be near the impact site, they would have had to start it heading that way a few years ago.

NASA should send one of their alien friends over there and move it closer

 

[Lenny]

The rover's fastest speed yet was 135 yards in one day. If they wanted it to be near the impact site, they would have had to start it heading that way a few years ago.

...and with the price of gas, it would be too expensive a trip anyway. Like my folks used to say, "We'll just have to watch the New Years' parade on T.V. like we always do."

 

[desertrat]

The rover's fastest speed yet was 135 yards in one day. If they wanted it to be near the impact site, they would have had to start it heading that way a few years ago.

You mean to say you know where the impact will be?





psst.



We're only kidding.