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Question for an astronomy expert such as a well known GLPer?? | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 75900618  Canada02/11/2018 09:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There has to be a sweet spot, i.e. speed, distance, mass for objects that pass close to Earth; for them to be captured by Earth's gravity for them to orbit. Are there any objects known to have done this and are they tracked? Quoting: G. House Second question. Are there any known tracked objects at Earth's Orbit Trojan points? Or rumored objects? Maybe you know and can't talk about it. First heard speculation on this in the late 70's. Inquiring minds want to know! Another good observation OP. A sweet spot could also have occurred for an object to orbit earth such as the moon. Surely with billions of years or however old these astro-scientists claim earth is the odds of this should have already occurred dozens of times especially when you factor in the craters of our moon and if they were caused by meteor strikes surely some would have tasted the sweet-spot. +5* |
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| G. House (OP) User ID: 72151343 United States02/19/2018 04:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ...don't hold your breath, why should he give your trolling any attention or credibility? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76142371 Trolling? It's a legitimate question with possibly interesting answers. The main reason I'm asking him is that he's good with the math involved. He could also have little known or obscure information of what might be captured at the Trojan Points. "Everybody lies." |
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| rockstar101 User ID: 39914443 United States02/22/2018 02:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Outer space? When the one great scorer comes to write against your name, he writes not that you won or lost but how you played the game. The stance and stare of a wolf you find yourself alone with will tell you that he is prepared to treat you as you would treat him. Whether that comforts or frightens you, he has told you all you need know about both. |
| ToSeek User ID: 74712409 United States02/22/2018 02:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There has to be a sweet spot, i.e. speed, distance, mass for objects that pass close to Earth; for them to be captured by Earth's gravity for them to orbit. Are there any objects known to have done this and are they tracked? Quoting: G. House Second question. Are there any known tracked objects at Earth's Orbit Trojan points? Or rumored objects? Maybe you know and can't talk about it. First heard speculation on this in the late 70's. Inquiring minds want to know! There's no way for Earth alone to capture an object passing by - it would have to involve the Moon, the atmosphere, or some other interaction. Basically, if it comes in at speed x, it's going to leave at speed x. According to Wikipedia, there's exactly one object at an Earth Trojan point: 2017 TK7 at the leading L4 point: [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] ASTROMUT will doubtless come up with a more eloquent response once he gets here. |
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