Asteriod Hits Mars?

Hey I just read a thing on an asteriod that might hit mars, thought I'd share(IF your intrested)

A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the red planet on January 30, scientists said Thursday.

"These odds are extremely unusual. We frequently work with really long odds when we track ... threatening asteroids," said Steve Chesley, an astronomer with the Near Earth Object Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The asteroid, known as 2007 WD5, was discovered in late November and is similar in size to an object that hit remote central Siberia in 1908, unleashing energy equivalent to a 15-megaton nuclear bomb and wiping out 60 million trees. See where Earth was hit and what happened »

Scientists tracking the asteroid, currently halfway between Earth and Mars, initially put the odds of impact at 1 in 350 but increased the chances this week. Scientists expect the odds to diminish again early next month after getting new observations of the asteroid's orbit, Chesley said.

"We know that it's going to fly by Mars and most likely going to miss, but there's a possibility of an impact," he said.

If the asteroid does smash into Mars, it will probably hit near the equator close to where the rover Opportunity has been exploring the Martian plains since 2004. The robot is not in danger because it lies outside the impact zone. Speeding at 8 miles a second, a collision would carve a hole the size of the famed Meteor Crater in Arizona.


In 1994, fragments of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smacked into Jupiter, creating a series of overlapping fireballs in space. Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.


Facts OFF - http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/21/mars.asteroid.ap/index.html

 

Can MOD change title to - Asteriod Hits Mars? Thanks

 

Very interesting.

 

Oh yeah theres also a famous asteroid i forgot the name of it.... it passes by earth around year 2013 or so and it has a chance of going threw a gravity hole thats near earth which would then cause it to hit earth around year 2050 or something like that leme get the link and post it on here, have to search for it

EDIT: I do remember that if it misses mars there's a chance of 1/25 to hit earth-- still searching for the link...

 

Yea, I found it pretty cool to read. It would be sick to see Mars get hit.

 

Here we go this site should give you some more insight about this. As well as some information about a satelite thats designated to hit earth somewhere on it, maybe mid march or soemthing like that http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-01-27-asteroid-satellite_N.htm

 

Hopefully the Mars exploration rovers don't get dammaged.

 

Yea.

 

They won't, it was said in one of the articles that if impacted it wont be within the range of the rovers--satelites or w/e you call em . Also they move at an incredible SPEED OF 8 Miles/Hr haha >.<

EDIT: Dont worry im pretty sure the rovers could outrun the 2,000 miles per hour asteroid lol

 

yea doubt it .. if they could they r teh uber l337 hax

 

I think they will move the mars Rovers to a safe locations, Outside of the predited Impact zone.

 

Thats what i was trying to say earlier. Well anyways at least they should gosh im bored i think ima go knock out

 

I pray our alien goblin brothers are safe.

 

Kk...

 

Thats actually sweet. It could fuck us up though man.

 

You realize through this that many asteriods have hit mars. Also many asteriods head for earth, they just burn up in the atmoshpere that's why you don't hear about them.

 

Who cares? Mars sucks anyway.

 

anyone see that funny scam about north korea hitting the moon with a nuke about 6 months ago. that was scarey and looked real. i got the link from a friend, looked like actual yahoo story.

 

Mars has no atmosphere >_<

 

lmao dude