ctv.ca— Mars could be in for an asteroid hit. A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the Red Planet on Jan. 30.
Dec 21, 2007View in Crawl 4
This part doesn't make much sense:"A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the Red Planet on Jan. 30, scientists said Thursday.Scientists tracking the asteroid, which is halfway to Mars, initially put the odds of impact at 1 in 350 and increased the chances this week after analyzing the data. Scientists expect the odds to diminish again early next month after getting new observations of the asteroid's orbit"If they already have reason to expect the odds to diminish, then they already have have information that would lead them to lower the estimated probability now.Unless they just mean that there's now a 74 out of 75 chance that the estimated odds will decrease toward 0, and a 1/75 chance that they'll increase toward 1 - but that would be kinda vacuous.
Closed AccountDec 22, 2007
LEAVE MARS ALONE!!!!!!!
sshofkomDec 22, 2007
A month, a year, we would still be pwned.
dugg2deathDec 22, 2007
You still have the problem of no magnetic field.
Closed AccountDec 22, 2007
This part doesn't make much sense:"A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the Red Planet on Jan. 30, scientists said Thursday.Scientists tracking the asteroid, which is halfway to Mars, initially put the odds of impact at 1 in 350 and increased the chances this week after analyzing the data. Scientists expect the odds to diminish again early next month after getting new observations of the asteroid's orbit"If they already have reason to expect the odds to diminish, then they already have have information that would lead them to lower the estimated probability now.Unless they just mean that there's now a 74 out of 75 chance that the estimated odds will decrease toward 0, and a 1/75 chance that they'll increase toward 1 - but that would be kinda vacuous.
xnaquadaDec 23, 2007
Just like the inlaws....
woazDec 24, 2007
Assuming the asteroid does hit Mars, it could take us only a few decades.
ransakDec 25, 2007
Funny. Someone actually dugg me down for that.If the jokes over your head, you probably shouldn't be allowed to vote.