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 Post subject: Manned mission to divert killer asteroid.
PostPosted: Fri 11-17-2006 11:39AM 
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There is one huge glaring error. Can anybody spot it?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story ... 58,00.html

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PostPosted: Fri 11-17-2006 12:05PM 
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the title. "Wanted: man to land on killer asteroid and gently nudge it from path to Earth"

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I'm going to say none because "path to earth" is correct wording. "path to earth" is what the asteroid is being nudged from, not just the "path".

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I'll go with "Mission would bridge gap between moon and Mars"

However, I think they meant bridge the gap betwen us having gone to the moon, and us going to mars.

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I'm going to say none because "path to earth" is correct wording. "path to earth" is what the asteroid is being nudged from, not just the "path".


ah, see that can also be read as "from its path, onto a path towards earth"

if its not exactly clear like that, its not a very good title is it?

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Apparently not.

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The next close-ish shave - at a mere 17 times the distance from the Sun to the Earth - will be asteroid 2004QD14 on November 29.


They meant 17 times the distance from the MOON to the Earth. If it was 17 times the Sun-Earth distance, we'd be in mortal danger from all the planets up to like Jupiter, as well as the entire asteroid belt.

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