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mckitterick) wrote2010-02-03 10:42 am
mckitterick) wrote2010-02-03 10:42 am
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Astro-Porn of the Day: When Asteroids Collide.
Holy worlds-colliding, Batman! The Hubble captured this amazing photo of two asteroids annihiliating one another:
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NASA's description: "a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids. Astronomers have long thought that the asteroid belt is being ground down through collisions, but such a smashup has never before been seen."
Cool beans!
Chris
Click the image to see the story.
NASA's description: "a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids. Astronomers have long thought that the asteroid belt is being ground down through collisions, but such a smashup has never before been seen."
Cool beans!
Chris
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