[meteorite-list] Deep Impact, Impact

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Jul 4 00:05:57 2005
Message-ID: <200507040405.j6445A128024_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

>
> Hi Ron,
>
> how about if any of the pieces being smacked off - is there a chance of them
> becoming meteorites?
> Could they end up some day in Earth's orbit?

No. Any pieces knocked will travel along the comet's orbit, and the orbit
doesn't come anywhere near Earth.

Ron Baalke
Received on Mon 04 Jul 2005 12:05:09 AM PDT