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(meteorobs) Re: comet 57P -breakup
Mark,
This comet never gets any closer to the sun than the orbit of Mars.
Since the earth lies closer to the sun than Mars therefore the earth
cannot possibly intersect its orbit or debris produced by this comet.
Clear Skies,
Bob Lunsford
Mark777ebay@aol.com wrote:
> hi- As a extreme novice in this field, I came across an article today about
> the comet C57P which has apparently broken up into many pieces. See the
> link:
> http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/07/25/comet.crumble/index.html
>
> I was wondering... is there any chance that the earth might pass through this
> debris?... and if so when (would it take 1000s of years)? If the earth did
> pass soon, would it be a spectucular show?
>
> thanks for any help in this matter-
>
> Mark
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