Jeber Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 From the Tourbus newsletter: Back on November 18th, 2003, I mentioned that NASA's Jet PropulsionLaboratory was offering you the opportunity to add your name to a CD-ROM destined for spaceflight... [T]he CD-ROM will be onboard a spacecraft that will crash into Comet Temple 1 on July 4th, 2005. And, no, that "crash" line isn't a jab at NASA. The goal of JPL's Deep Impact project is to crash a 370 kg (820 pound) mass -- including the CD-ROM -- into the Comet Temple 1 in order to 1. Make a really, really big hole. 2. Observe how that hole forms 3. Measure the hole's depth and diameter 4. Measure the composition of the interior of the crater and the stuff that gets blown out into space. 5. Determine how the hole changes the comet's tail.About 625,000 people signed up for the opportunity to have their nameblown into space smithereens. And with July 4th, 2005, just a fewdays away, it's impact time, baby!For those of you who are night owls, the impact is scheduled for 5:52AM GMT [1:52 AM EDT] on Monday, July 4th. NASA plans to offer awebcast of the impact in both RealPlayer and Windows Media Playerformats at http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.htmland Space.com will be offering their own webcast at http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0507...impact_web.htmlTo learn more about the mission, including instructions on how to viewthe comet in the nighttime sky, check out JPL's Deep Impact page at http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.htmlAs I said back in 2003, the greatest part about this whole project isthat my name [and yours too, if you signed up] will forever beassociated with "a spectacular, football field-sized crater, seven to15 stories deep." That's just too cool for words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havnblast Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 oh sure, it will be cloudy here, you just watch and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoardFlak Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Just to set the record straight (and I realize the mistake is in the quoted material above, but I've already seen it in a number of places), it's comet TEMPEL 1 - not Temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Woo-hoo! 7:52 pm...today for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_P Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Woo-hoo! 7:52 pm...today for me! !!!!! You're 6 time zones away!!!! Wow! You're in Hawaii. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Yeah, I wish. My mistake: I read the times incorrectly. It's actually 12:52 am for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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