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RE: Comet Hale-Bopp May Have A Satellite

I can see the headlines in the Enquirer already:

"Heaven's Gate Clan Vindicated - Satellite Found Orbiting Hale-Bopp"

Good grief!  Heaven's help us, please!

>>"Meanwhile, Sekanina plans to get to work figuring out the orbital details
of
his suspected satellite. One result of that effort could be a better
understanding of comets in general. "If we can calculate the orbit, we could
calculate the first mass of a comet ever," he said."<<

This would be great information.  It would also help planners in deciding
the best method to divert a potential impactor (assuming there is a method).

A 2-in-1 comet.
Wasn't this the worst case senario in the movie "Deep Impact"?

:-(
Bbo*

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Baalke [mailto:BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 9:59 AM
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Comet Hale-Bopp May Have A Satellite



Hale-Bopp may have a satellite

By Robert Roy Britt, explorezone.com. 
November 23, 1999

"If a comet had two nuclei, Weaver said there is a chance the two could
collide, "which would temporarily produce a large outburst in activity by
the comet."

Meanwhile, Sekanina plans to get to work figuring out the orbital details of
his suspected satellite. One result of that effort could be a better
understanding of comets in general. "If we can calculate the orbit, we could
calculate the first mass of a comet ever," he said."

Full story here:

http://explorezone.com/archives/99_11/23_hale_bopp.htm

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