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Topic # 114326 15-Feb-2013 22:11
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Good round up of videos and information at The Planetary Society website here and the Bad Astronomer has some analysis here.




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[Edit... Embedding link goes to unavailable video... Not sure what's going on there! Video is one the pages I have linked to]

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  Reply # 763314 16-Feb-2013 02:07
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The chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one he said.





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  Reply # 763357 16-Feb-2013 10:16
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Well this story has certainly blown up (har har) to a huge proportions now.
Seems unlikely anyone has not heard about it by now. Reports of many many hundreds of people injured by flying glass.

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  Reply # 763365 16-Feb-2013 10:39
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Anyone know if this is related to the asteroid that was supposed to come within 4 earth radii of us yesterday? 




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  Reply # 763366 16-Feb-2013 10:41
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paulmilbank: Anyone know if this is related to the asteroid that was supposed to come within 4 earth radii of us yesterday? 


FTA: "This is almost certainly unrelated to the asteroid 2012 DA14 that will pass on Friday."




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  Reply # 763389 16-Feb-2013 12:05
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I always like a good conspiracy, surprised no one has claimed its a ballistic missile test :-)

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  Reply # 763437 16-Feb-2013 15:39
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Anyone note that the asteroid disaster film Deep Impact was playing on channel Four last night ?

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  Reply # 763438 16-Feb-2013 15:46
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insane: I always like a good conspiracy, surprised no one has claimed its a ballistic missile test :-)


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  Reply # 763469 16-Feb-2013 16:48
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Some interesting further analysis here.

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  Reply # 763519 16-Feb-2013 18:58
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ilovemusic: Anyone note that the asteroid disaster film Deep Impact was playing on channel Four last night ?


Yep.  Coincidence??




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