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Re: Comet Hale-Bopp May Have A Satellite
Gee ... both of you from NASA JPL, I feel like I'm reading your
inter-departmental memos!
*GRIN!*
Happy Turkey Day, LIST!
Peri
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"Verish, Robert S" wrote:
> I can see the headlines in the Enquirer already:
>
> "Heaven's Gate Clan Vindicated - Satellite Found Orbiting Hale-Bopp"
>
> Good grief! Heaven's help us, please!
>
> >>"Meanwhile, Sekanina plans to get to work figuring out the orbital details
> of
> his suspected satellite. One result of that effort could be a better
> understanding of comets in general. "If we can calculate the orbit, we could
> calculate the first mass of a comet ever," he said."<<
>
> This would be great information. It would also help planners in deciding
> the best method to divert a potential impactor (assuming there is a method).
>
> A 2-in-1 comet.
> Wasn't this the worst case senario in the movie "Deep Impact"?
>
> :-(
> Bbo*
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Baalke [mailto:BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 9:59 AM
> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Comet Hale-Bopp May Have A Satellite
>
> Hale-Bopp may have a satellite
>
> By Robert Roy Britt, explorezone.com.
> November 23, 1999
>
> "If a comet had two nuclei, Weaver said there is a chance the two could
> collide, "which would temporarily produce a large outburst in activity by
> the comet."
>
> Meanwhile, Sekanina plans to get to work figuring out the orbital details of
> his suspected satellite. One result of that effort could be a better
> understanding of comets in general. "If we can calculate the orbit, we could
> calculate the first mass of a comet ever," he said."
>
> Full story here:
>
> http://explorezone.com/archives/99_11/23_hale_bopp.htm
>
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