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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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 Posted - 06/05/2006 : 15:15:44
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The two asteroids named 106537 McCarthy & 106545 Colanduno has their names as a tribute to our friends, Swoopy and Derek of the Skepticality Podcast.
They are on official NASA pages and there's a wikipedia note on it too.
Cool, huh?
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2006 : 15:19:35 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
The two asteroids named 106537 McCarthy & 106545 Colanduno has their names as a tribute to our friends, Swoopy and Derek of the Skepticality Podcast.
They are on official NASA pages and there's a wikipedia note on it too.
Cool, huh?
That's freaking awesome! Good for them.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2006 : 15:29:57 [Permalink]
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Wonderful, so long as neither asteroid becomes a "killer." That would make the naming a lot less of an honor. These aren't earth-orbit-crossing 'stoids, are they?
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2006 : 16:45:02 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by HalfMooner
Wonderful, so long as neither asteroid becomes a "killer." That would make the naming a lot less of an honor. These aren't earth-orbit-crossing 'stoids, are they?
Click my NASA link to see Colanduno's orbit. |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 06/05/2006 : 16:50:15 [Permalink]
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2006 : 17:11:00 [Permalink]
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Thank you, Dr. Mabuse! Clearly from that Java graphic, at least Colanduno is in a "safe" and honorable orbit.
Siberia wished: "Now, time to get ourselves an asteroid..."
Don't be so quick to ask for one, my dear. I've had asteroids, and they are most unpleasant.
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2006 : 17:40:48 [Permalink]
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quote:
HalfMooner:
Don't be so quick to ask for one, my dear. I've had asteroids, and they are most unpleasant.
Hey Mooner, did you name them?
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2006 : 18:15:08 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
I've had asteroids, and they are most unpleasant.
Did you see an astronaut to get rid of them, or did they go away on their own? |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 06/05/2006 : 18:29:45 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Kil
quote:
HalfMooner:
Don't be so quick to ask for one, my dear. I've had asteroids, and they are most unpleasant.
Hey Mooner, did you name them?
I didn't name them with any words I'd want to repeat within these hallowed halls.quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
I've had asteroids, and they are most unpleasant.
Did you see an astronaut to get rid of them, or did they go away on their own?
For a long time, I neglected them and just sat on the problem. Eventually, I went to a specialist and had them asselerated to an orbit near Uranus.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2006 : 19:08:21 [Permalink]
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quote:
HalfMooner:
For a long time, I neglected them and just sat on the problem. Eventually, I went to a specialist and had them asselerated to an orbit near Uranus.
YIKES!!!
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