[meteorite-list] Possible reduction or closings on Kitt Peak
From: Bernd V. Pauli <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:52:35 +0000 Message-ID: <DIIE.0000007700003061_at_10.0.100.101> Greg kindly wrote: "So much has been, and will be achieved if the facilities stay open!" One example out of many others: Thu, 12 Mar 1998, Ron Baalke posted this (excerpt): Press Information Sheet: One-Mile-Wide Asteroid To Pass Closer Than The Moon In 2028: Recent orbit computations on an asteroid discovered last December indicate it virtually certain that it will pass within the moon's distance of the earth a little more than 30 years from now. The chance of an actual collision is small, but one is not entirely out of the question. The asteroid, known as 1997 XF11, was discovered by Jim Scotti in the course of the Spacewatch program at the University of Arizona. This program utilizes modern electronic technology on a 36-inch telescope at * K i t t P e a k * that was built 77 years ago. Cheers, Bernd Received on Mon 28 Nov 2011 05:52:35 PM PST |
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