[ExI] (NASA.gov) NASA to chronicle close Earth flyby of asteroid (fwd)

[Tomasz Rola]

On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, spike wrote:

> Regarding your notion of a physical impact, this might transfer some
> momentum, and here's how you estimate how much: find the speed of sound in
> the rock, take the closing speed and calculate a cone going aft from impact
> site outward along the path of the impact.  Then calculate a cone with the
> longitudinal axis being the closing velocity and both transverse axes being
[...]

Spike, thanks for hints. However... well, I don't know... I mean you sound 
like honest and good man, but why on earth would you like me to do such 
horrible things?

But ok, I will do like you say, only later, ok?

Regards,
Tomasz Rola

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