Comet Siding Spring Mars Impact

Comet c 2013 a1 siding spring will pass extremely close to mars on oct.

Comet siding spring mars impact.

Initial observations by leonid elenin on 27 february 2013 suggested that it might pass 0 000276 au 41 300 km. There is even a small possibility that it could impact the planet although new tracking data has minimized this. Comet siding spring will impact mars should the comet collide with mars it would generate a blast equivalent to 20 billion megatons of tnt or about 3 2 billion hiroshima atomic bombs could hit mars next year radically changing the red planet and send millions of bits of mars hurling towards earth. A nasa media telecon on friday nov.

When the comet was first discovered astronomers quickly realized that it was heading straight at mars. 19 comet c 2013 a1 comet siding spring will pass within about 87 000 miles 139 500 km of mars. Nasa s extensive fleet of science assets particularly those orbiting and roving mars have front row seats to image and study this once in a lifetime flyby. Now mars will see a very close passage of the comet siding spring on october 19th.

19 2014 by a telescope with the slooh community observatory during a rare flyby that scientists called a once in a lifetime event. Nasa s extensive fleet of science assets particularly those orbiting and roving mars have front row seats to image and study a once in a lifetime comet flyby on sunday oct. With an observation arc of 733 days the nominal pass is 0 000931 au 139 300 km. 25 700 mi from the center of mars.

Follow comet siding spring at marscomet on october 19 comet siding spring will pass within 88 000 miles of mars just one third of the distance from the e. Nasa is preparing for both. The comet siding spring c 2013 a1 is seen near mars on oct. Comet siding spring passed extremely close to mars on 19 october 2014 at 18 28 0 01 utc.

86 500 mi from the center point of mars and the uncertainty region shows. Nasa to discuss science findings of oct. 7 will provide initial science observations of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring s close flyby of mars and the impact on the martian atmosphere.