| Re: 2007 WD5 watch out!
Just found this:
Possibility of asteroid hitting Mars upped to 1 out of 25
Contributed by William Atkins
Sunday, 30 December 2007
One week ago the chance of Mars getting smacked by 2007 WD5 asteroid was 1 out of 75. Based on historical data of the asteroid's path, that possibility of a collision has been raised to 1 out of 25, or four percent.
Scientists with the Near-Earth Object Program, located at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, California), reported the new percentages on Friday, December 28, 2007, after refining their trajectory estimate for the asteroid.
Archival information on the asteroid was studied recently. Its orbit and flight path were re-calculated based on this information. Consequently, scientists have updated their predictions on the chance of a collision.
Mandy |