[meteorite-list] 17P Holmes

[Chris Peterson]

A collision is always a possibility, although the probability of that is 
very small. But I think it can be largely ruled out in the case of 17P 
since this isn't the first time it's done this- it was discovered during 
a similar outburst. So it seems likely this is some poorly understood 
feature of it's makeup.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "E.P. Grondine" <epgrondine at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 17P Holmes



> Hi all -

>

> Thanks, Chris - I guess the new orbit will be

> determined soon.

>

> Perhaps something started the outgassing.  Barring a

> gravitational force, or just an "ordinary"

> disintegration, wouldn't collision be possible? Or if

> there was a disintegration into cometissimals...

>

> E.P. Grondine

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