Comet heading for Mars!

[m0r1arty]

Hey all,

I've read over at Nasa that there's a chance that a comet will hit Mars in October of 2014.

The comet named 'Comet 2013 A1' is between 1 and 3 kilometres in diameter and is travelling at around 125,000 mph. Should it hit Mars an expected 35 million megatons of energy would be released from impact.

Chances are currently 1 in 2,000 of it making impact, but either way it'll be getting quite close to Mars and should make for a fascinating observation.

If it does hit Mars' environment would undergo a bit of change.

-m0r

[Illudium Q-36]

This was potentially exciting news, I'm not certain I would of wanted it to happen but it no doubt would be an amazing sight.

Alas those pesky calculations.
http://www.universetoday.com/101437/new ... ore-101437