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  1. 11-04-2010, 08:14 PM #1
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    ... a factor of 10

    http://www.aolnews.com/science/artic...2?ncid=webmail

    By the time scientists finish poring over the data, "I am convinced Comet Hartley will have increased our knowledge of how comets work by at least ... a factor of 10," the mission's chief scientist, Michael A'Hearn of the University of Maryland, said at a post-flyby briefing.
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    This close-up view of Comet Hartley 2 was taken by NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft during its flyby of the comet Thursday. It was captured by the spacecraft's medium-resolution instrument.
    Cool Surprise! Just like reading those science fiction books of my yoot.
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    That is just 2 effin kewl. I have never seen anything like this. Wow, effin Wow!

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    Meh. Rudy knew all this already. He's been there.
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    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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    Hello

    Amazing that it was supposed to have quit working a few years back. Awesome pics of the comet.
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    Imagine if we could land a research probe on a comet and record all that it sees on its voyage.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    Imagine if we could land a research probe on a comet and record all that it sees on its voyage.
    Wow man, thats even more effin cool. You probably have figured out what is in my ashtray.

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    Better nya than onya.
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    Quote Originally Posted by suddenseer View Post
    Wow man, thats even more effin cool. You probably have figured out what is in my ashtray.
    Dietetic jelly beans?
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    Looks like a gd bone with some fizzy lights behind it. Got 2 comets here. One under the kitchen sink, & 1 in the bathroom.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kc7jty View Post
    Looks like a gd bone with some fizzy lights behind it. Got 2 comets here. One under the kitchen sink, & 1 in the bathroom.
    I know someone who was one parked in his driveway.
    I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
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