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Hawks
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Posted - 12/21/2007 :  22:08:57  Show Profile  Visit Hawks's Homepage Send Hawks a Private Message  Reply with Quote
On Mars, that is. From the New Scientist article:
It is an estimated 50 metres across, putting it in the same class as the Tunguska object that exploded over Siberia in 1908, flattening trees in an area extending many kilometres from the explosion.

Orbital calculations currently give the asteroid a 1 in 75 chance of hitting Mars on 30 January 2008. That risk is likely to decrease or go away altogether when further observations refine the object's orbit.
METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL
It's a small, off-duty czechoslovakian traffic warden!

Dave W.
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Posted - 01/11/2008 :  14:47:27   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Asteroid probably won't hit Mars, scientists say.
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