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"Marsageddon" Comet Siding Spring "A Direct Hit Could Make Mars Hospitable" NASA Says

Published on Oct 13, 2014

"A Direct Hit by Comet Siding Spring Could Make Mars Hospitable for Life" Nasa Says

A direct hit on Mars' backside wouldn't tear the planet apart, but it would produce an explosion at somewhere around a billion megatons of TNT. That would create a huge crater, blast tons of debris into space and perhaps set off a great flood.

We could have liquid water flooding the planet and possibly a denser atmosphere as the impact heats up dry ice in the soil.

“There is a small but non-negligible chance that Comet 2013 A1 will strike Mars in October 19,” said Don Yeomans of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. “Current solutions put the odds of impact at 1 in 2000.”

According to NASA, the comet is likely 1-50 kilometers (0.6-1.30 miles) wide and traveling at 56 kilometers per second (125,000 mph). “It if does hit Mars, it would deliver as much energy as 35 million megatons of TNT,” added Yeomans. That would be a violent impact with global effects."

“I think of it as a giant climate experiment,” said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA headquarters. “An impact would loft a lot of stuff into the Martian atmosphere — dust, sand, water and other debris. The result could be a warmer, wetter Mars than we’re accustomed to today.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2013_A1

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/...

Duck-and-cover time for Mars spacecraft as comet nears

By Amanda Barnett, CNN updated 2:31 PM EDT, Fri October 17, 2014 | Filed under: Innovations

An artist drawing of Comet Siding Spring approaching Mars.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Comet Siding Spring to fly close to Mars
  
• NASA will move its orbiters to dodge comet dust
  
• A fleet of space probes will observe the comet
  

(CNN) -- A comet is speeding toward a close-encounter with Mars.Comet Siding Spring is expected to come within 87,000 miles of Mars at about 2:27 p.m. ET on Sunday -- very close for a comet flyby. The space rock is moving at about 126,000 mph (56 kilometers per second).

NASA thinks the comet will miss the Red Planet, but comets spew out a trail of dust and gas, and that could damage the fleet of spacecraft orbiting Mars.

"Mars will be right at the edge of the debris cloud, so it might encounter some of the particles -- or it might not," Rich Zurek, chief scientist for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a press release.

"It only takes a half-a-millimeter-sized particle traveling at 56 kilometers per second to injure one of these spacecraft," Don Yeomans, manager of the Near Earth Object Program Office said in a NASA video.




Photos: Mars MAVEN mission

Just to be safe, NASA will move the Mars Odyssey orbiter, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), and the new Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) to the other side of the planet as the comet approaches.

"We're going to hide behind Mars," said Rob Lock, Orbiter Studies Lead in the Mars Program Office. "Kind of like diving under your desk if there's an earthquake and flying glass around."

See NASA's YouTube video explaining comet flyby

The orbiters will take pictures and collect data on the comet as it zips by. Several Earth-based and space telescopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope, also will take pictures.

What about the probes on the surface of Mars? NASA says the rovers are safe and will be protected by Mars' atmosphere.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/17/tech/innovation/mars-spacecraft-comet-siding-spring/index.html?sr=tw101719cometmars8pStoryPhoto



WoW! Comet Siding Spring to Come Within 87,000 Miles of Mars On Sunday!

Published on Oct 17, 2014




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A comet is speeding toward a close-encounter with Mars. Comet Siding Spring is expected to come within 87,000 miles of Mars at about 2:27 p.m. ET on Sunday -- very close for a comet flyby. The space rock is moving at about 126,000 mph (56 kilometers per second).

NASA thinks the comet will miss the Red Planet, but comets spew out a trail of dust and gas, and that could damage the fleet of spacecraft orbiting Mars.

"Mars will be right at the edge of the debris cloud, so it might encounter some of the particles -- or it might not," Rich Zurek, chief scientist for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a press release.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/17/tech/in...

Siding Spring in the Night Sky Tonight.



Published on Oct 18, 2014

COMET SIDING SPRING UPDATE. http://live.slooh.com/
SOLAR AND SAT. LINKS @ http://www.BPEarthWatch.Com

SIDING SPRING APPROACHING MARS



Published on Oct 19, 2014

FIRST IMAGES OF BOTH THE COMET AND THE PLANET MARS.

Comet Siding Spring's Close Approach to Mars!

Published on Oct 19, 2014




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Follow the link to the Live stream!

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Published on Oct 19, 2014

COMET SIDING SPRING UPDATE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX4Fg...

Thanks for your reporting Colonel Z. It's been very interesting.

Here's another view of this event. Don't know if Mars was flaring (pre explosion) because the guy goes a little wacky moving the image around.