A recently discovered asteroid, named 2007 WD5, could hit Mars on January 30, 2008 at around 10:55 UT. There is a small probability of collision with the red planet, about 1 in 75.
The asteroid passed close to the Earth on November 1, before it was discovered on November 20, 2007. The 2007 WD5 is estimated to be about 50 meters across.
If the collision occurs, the asteroid would hit Mars with a velocity of about 13.5 km/s ( 48,000 km/h approximately ), and releases an energy of about 3 MT of TNT.
Read in NASA
JimF
Pictures and Links
Showing posts with label general. Show all posts
Showing posts with label general. Show all posts
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
The First Post
Hi all ! ! !,
this is my first post at The Jim's Place blog, so it will be short.
For a moment I thought to title this post Hello World, but all people use the same expresion in situations like this, so I prefer to call it "The First Post".
JimF
http://fotosyenlaces.googlepages.com/home2
this is my first post at The Jim's Place blog, so it will be short.
For a moment I thought to title this post Hello World, but all people use the same expresion in situations like this, so I prefer to call it "The First Post".
JimF
http://fotosyenlaces.googlepages.com/home2
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
