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Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 9:54 AM

Thank you for attention,

It has been interesting news since, Some times it happens and some
times scientist makes FUN and words like "closest known pass of such
a very large space rock anytime this century" makes really FUN. as
they do forget all about BECAUSE EVERY ONE was Sleeping (Caught
napping) as the approach was within a critical angle as was coming
from the direction of the sun, as that time radioastronomy fails the
tracking of NEO - asteroids because of the interference by the sun
Radiation. That's the Scientist fails to detect when Asteroid has
more chances to impact at a critical angle entry to the Earths Orbit.

Actually When NEO asteroids is in critical angle - coming from near
angle of the direction of the Sun it is more likely that it will
close pass the Earths orbit and may cross the Moon ORBIT round the
Earth.

if it passes Just out of Moon orbit - either it changes path or
strikes MOON who is our actual guard from asteroid impact. if That
miss than chances of Earth Impact are more likely. BUT ALL THAT
happens only when Asteroid travel near critical angle (near
equatorial Plane) but when it pass more wide angle - NORTH / SOUTH
scientist should just ignore them as a casual visitors.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20020617/asteroid.html June 14
2001 when Asteroid 2002MN got within 75,000 miles of Earth and was
travelling at a speed of some 23,000 miles per hour, astronomers
said.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_040503.html The
rumours are likely rooted in a real event, however. On Sept. 29,
2004 an asteroid the size of a small city will make the closest
known pass of such a very large space rock anytime this century

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20020617/asteroid.html
June 21 — An asteroid the size of a soccer field whizzed by Earth at
a distance much nearer than the Moon, the biggest such space rock in
decades to get this close, scientists said on Thursday.
Asteroid 2002MN was not detected until Monday, three days after its
closest approach on June 14, when it got within 75,000 miles of
Earth and was travelling at a speed of some 23,000 miles per hour,
astronomers said.

It is now several million miles away, according to Brian Marsden of
the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics' Minor Planet
Center, which tracks asteroids.

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Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 2:55 AM
Subject: [astronomyclubindia] City-Sized Asteroid to Pass Earth This
Fall n the Gauls will say "By Toutatis"


Toutatis will be too close to earth on 29th sept. check out these
pages for more info:
A minor rumor has hatched on the Internet that a large and deadly
asteroid will strike Earth this fall. Bulletin board discussions
cite a 63 percent chance of impact, while concerned readers have e-
mailed SPACE.com wondering if it is true.Astronomers know of no such
impending doom.The rumors are likely rooted in a real event,
however. On Sept. 29, 2004 an asteroid the size of a small city will
make the closest known pass of such a very large space rock anytime
this century.While not dangerous for now, asteroid Toutatis is
incredibly strange. And scientists are quite familiar with it,
having bounced radar off the tumbling stone on previous flybys to
generate computer renderings of its weird shape and movement.
Toutatis looks something like a dumbbell hurtling awkwardly through
space. It has a crazy rotation that makes normal days impossible.
Scientists can't explain the shape or the spin, but they're eager to
learn more in September when, during the close pass, even backyard
skywatchers will be able to spot the asteroid.


http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_040503.html
http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/4179_Toutatis/toutatis.html