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Re: potentially hazardous objects (PHA's)
Hello Jerry,
First, congratulations on your amazing painting gracing the cover of the
current issue of Meteorite! Absolutely stunning! After studying the light
and dark blobs also known as photographs of Vesta, your painting brings the
asteroid to life giving detail to the shades of gray in the photographs.
Very Well Done! Thank you.
Second, in you posting, you provide several reasons for a reduction in time
for both predicting if an asteroid will intersect the earth in orbit (how's
that for depersonalizing the issue), and in knowing the energy and location
of the impact. While this information would be interesting in an
existential sense, is it really important. In other words, what
would/should/could we do with this information?
How do we apply a time frame to an impending impact. What is knowing about
the impact early or late relative to? Is there a plan to deal with the
impact? To prevent the impact? Is a certain amount of advanced warning
needed for something in particular?
Just curious,
Sincerely,
Martin
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