WD5 Will Not Collide With Mars

[radioactive]

7 WD5 Mars Collision Effectively Ruled Out - Impact Odds now 1 in 10,000

Word from the orbit gurus at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is that the impact watch for Mars is officially "off." On January 9th they announced that the odds of tiny 2007 WD5 crashing into Mars on January 30th have dropped precipitously, to about 1 in 10,000 (0.01%). Instead, the two should come no closer than about 16,000 miles.

another source

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news156.html

[Talitha]

Just as well.. I'll still be overcast anyway. But maybe our rovers can lock on and track it for a little while... talk about remote observing!

[radioactive]

Just as well.. I'll still be overcast anyway. But maybe our rovers can lock on and track it for a little while... talk about remote observing!

Good point Carol I trust some of the guys will have booked some observing time maybe with one of the orbiters be a shame not to capture a close fly by

[The Warthog]

Pity. I've often wondered if slamming a few house-sized rocks into Mars might not create some atmospheric density. This was bigger than a house, but it might have been interesting to see the result.