Hello Ron, hi list, the Chelyabinsk 15-17m meteoroid was coming just ~15° from suns direction.
Is there any space craft planned for incoming asteroid-surveillance near to the sun ? (Earth as the point of view) Which orbit would be the most effective to cover this space area ? How many of those satellites are needed to cover most of this dangerous area ? Which studies do already exist for such a mission ? Who is working on realization ? In the future, even if we would discover such an impactor few hours before entering the atmosphere (like TC3 asteroid in 2008), warnings to the people near impact side could prevent a lot of injuries. (and create a new kind of super bolide tourism ;-) Best Regards, Thomas Kurtz, Weil der Stadt (native town of J.Kepler) Germany ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
