NASA slamming an Asteroid in 20 minutes

Shawn142 wrote:

Indeed, people seem to have replaced the ability to question things with the ability to just doubt everything because they want to. To question something requires...

Indeed, people seem to have replaced the ability to question things with the ability to just doubt everything because they want to. To question something requires some research.

If I knew your address I could tell you what kind of car you drive from a Google Earth picture provided by a satellite 22 thousand miles above you in geosync orbit. But do tell me how unbelievable it is we can get a clear picture of a rock we smash into.

SEEMEFIRST wrote:

Isn't the rock they hit the size of Texas?
Seems like I read that somewhere.

SEEMEFIRST wrote:

Isn't the rock they hit the size of Texas?
Seems like I read that somewhere.

308 wrote:

It's roughly 560 feet in diameter. https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasas-asteroid-deflecting-dart-spacecraft-nears-planned-impact-with-its-target-2022-09-26/ Maybe you're thinking of Ceres? [img]https://www.asteroidmission.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ceres-Texas-1024x1024.png[/img]

It's roughly 560 feet in diameter.

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasas-asteroid-deflecting-dar…

Maybe you're thinking of Ceres?