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Wed Jan 02 2008, 09:59 pm
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Scientists say that asteroid 2007 WD5 has a 1 in 75 chance of striking the planet Mars

Astronomers have good news, better news and some bad news about an asteroid known as 2007 WD5. The good news is that this 164-ft.-wide chunk of speeding space rock, discovered in November in an ongoing search for potential threats to Earth, won't hit our planet any time in the foreseeable future. The better news — for eager space-watchers — is that the asteroid, currently about halfway between Earth and Mars, has a plausible chance of hitting the Red Planet at the end of January. If it does, astronomers will be treated to an unprecedented sight.

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Thu Jan 03 2008, 02:02 am
#2
nice.. so even a bare eye can see it? no need of telescope or anything..
whats the expected time of hitting
Thu Jan 03 2008, 09:54 am
#3
It will not be visible with domestic telescopes or the naked eye. The chances of an impact being seen with large terrestrial telescopes are greater than usual because Mars is currently very close to Earth. On Tuesday, the planet was just 55 million miles away, the closest it will be until 2016.

Mars is currently the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon. you can see mars by naked eye in East direction and can be clearly seen after 8pm to 5 AM

If 2007 WD5, which is about 100 metres in diameter, does strike Mars on January 30, it would cause an explosion equivalent to several megatonnes of TNT need more............ :-)
Thu Jan 03 2008, 12:25 pm
#4
wow i will try to take a look at sky tonight.. when lights are out...
Thu Apr 03 2008, 09:46 pm
#5
about a decade back, i heard about a comet direct hit on jupiter with a big explosion which resulted in a permanent black spot on jupiter. To just imagine the extent of the explosion, can u believe that the black spot formed is the size of earth?!!

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