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- Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:40 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: P2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail ... (2010 Feb 03)
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Re: P2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail Implies... (2010 Feb 03)
Back in October 2007, I thought this is exactly what happened to Comet Holmes, based on the sudden brightening of Comet Tempel II when hit by Deep Impact years before. Perhaps an object no bigger than a large building hit Holmes, and the debris blew off pointing away from us, so we do not see the lo...