Deep Impact

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 5:56 am

Fourth of July promises a possible extraordinary event. That is the impact by humans on the comet Tempel:

"The collision is expected to occur around 1:52 a.m. EDT when the comet, traveling through space at 6 miles per second, runs over the impactor, which will be shooting some of the most close-up pictures of Tempel 1 up until its death."

http://tinyurl.com/6ksxj

Let us hope there is not a intelligent race of beings residing on Tempel as they may get the wrong idea about us.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:12 pm

This should be really something. I was surprised to learn that the impactor portion of the spacecraft is no bigger than the average coffee table; at those speeds, I guess that's all you need for a really big bang.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:10 pm

Neato.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:31 pm

Intelligent life, living on a comet?

o_O

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:15 pm

Mobius wrote:Intelligent life, living on a comet?

o_O

What, you never watched Starblazers?

roid · Post by **roid** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:43 pm

Mobius wrote:Intelligent life, living on a comet?

o_O

maybe they are adventurous aliens.

you know... EXTREEEEEEEEEME!!

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:58 am

roid wrote:
Mobius wrote:Intelligent life, living on a comet?

o_O
maybe they are adventurous aliens.

you know... EXTREEEEEEEEEME!!

Alien reality TV even.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:09 pm

Mobius wrote:Intelligent life, living on a comet?

o_O

I see sarcasm is lost on you.

The question is...are they going to blow it up ala Armageddon?

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:16 pm

well, a solid copper impactor the size of a coffee table is a good spank