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Wild 2 Comet Analyzed

Posted by michael on from the vilt-thing-you-make-my-heart-sing dept.

Mz6 writes "Back in January Slashdot reported about the Stardust probe and its capture of particles from the tail of Wild 2 (pronounced 'Vilt 2'). You might also remember about how it snapped 72 images of the comet and sent them back to JPL. Well, after a detailed analysis of the comet Wild 2 and building upon preliminary analysis in March, it has left astronomers at JPL astounded at an object that has no known peers in the solar system. The comet has towering protrusions and steep-walled craters that seem to defy gravity, more than a dozen jets of material shoot out from its insides, dust swirls around the comet in unexpectedly dense pockets, and boasts 2 large 'footprints', aptly named Left and Right."

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  1. I am going to get... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am going to get the first post...
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  2. From the article... by byolinux · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...it has left astronomers at JPL astounded at an object that has no known peers in the solar system

    I keep saying, it's the giant bird that Rick Moranis has launched onto the world, but whenever I post about it, it gets modded down. It's a conspiracy I tell you.

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    1. Re:From the article... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. Wow I'm suprised by nebaz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I was suprised too, but not as suprised as this guy

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  4. Profit by CmdrTostado · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    1. post story with interesting links missing
    2. post interesting links as a comment
    3. coment gets modded up
    4. gain Karma
    5. ???
    6. profit

    (I should have made this into 6 seperate comments, to gain more Karma)

    1. Re:Profit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Dammit... How did you get my business plan? All I need is that illusive 5th step. I submitted that story yesterday as I was leaving work.. sorry about the missing links.

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