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APODman
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« on: November 05, 2010, 06:44:21 AM »
And the probe Deep Impact reach the comet Hartley 2.
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Below text and images of the meeting:
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- http://Http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/comet-hartley-2-deep-impact-flyby-surprises-101104.html
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- http://Http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40007547?gt1=43001
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It is interesting to note how the Hartley 2 has a "texture" that resembles the surface of asteroid Itokawa:
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2010, 10:50:32 PM »
Pretty awesome.
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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2010, 10:39:21 AM »
wow...pretty!!!
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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2010, 01:45:25 PM »
The today APOD is about the encounter:

- http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101108.html

The strange texture os Hartley 2 are cited and is propose that like some asteroids maybe Hartley 2 are a "rubble-pie" comet ( if it is so, itīs the first one detected ).

A think that a rubble pie comet not be very old in inner solar system cause your tendencie to fragmenting are high !


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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2010, 09:20:41 AM »
It looks grainy from that distance.
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