[ExI] Asteroid on track for possible (probability of 1:25) Mars hit

[Samantha Atkins]

On Dec 28, 2007, at 9:10 PM, Amara Graps wrote:

> Gary Miller aiguy at comcast.net :
>> If the asteroid was to make impact with Mars would the Hubble  
>> telescope be
>> in such a position as to capture the event?
>
>
> I would think that one of the 4 or 5 (? I am losing track of the  
> number
> of Martian spacecraft taking data now) in the nearer vicinity could  
> do a
> better job. I think many Americans have not heard very much about Mars
> Express:  http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/index.html

Great mission and site!  What is the altitude of Mars Express?  I  
didn't see that factoid.

- samantha
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