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Since ISON is so small, what's the big deal?
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[quote:More questions than answers!:MV8yMzYxNDEzXzQwMzcwMjQ5XzhFQTRCNzgz] [quote:Anonymous Coward 46970256:MV8yMzYxNDEzXzQwMzcwMDAyXzdFOUU3RjYx] i just had a thought about ison what IF it breaks up, just prior to perihelion? Say into a hundred, or so pieces. Every single one of them will have less mass than the intact comet, so will be far more affected by the sun's gravity, and will be whipped around the sun at a far tighter angle than the intact comet would. correct? Now, in mid December it is flying directly over the earth, at a distance of 39 million miles, on the way back out of the solar system, BUT, if this hypothetical break up were to occur, could smaller but still devastating chunks be slung shot around the sun directly into our orbit? if so, then surely the chances of impact would shorten dramatically? I know it's an unlikely scenario, but is it POSSIBLE, in anyone's opinion? [/quote] It's possible it could break up, even likely but the pieces would continue on the same path as the original body, of that I'm sure! I would be more concerned with what it's pushing [b]ahead[/b] of it, as current meteor activity is increasing rapidly! :hiding: [/quote]
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Comet ISON is said to be only 3 miles wide.
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link to www.cnn.com
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So, where's the doom?
And how can anyone think it's Nibiru? Nibiru is meant to be in the range of Jupiter size.
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