J. Kelly Beaty posted something on the Meteorite mailinglist today, pointing to a piece he just wrote for Sky & Telescope: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/132109883.html He says (see also link above) that DLR & ESA officials have told him that they expect the (1.6 tons!) telescope mirror assembly that is part of ROSAT, to actually impact *intact*. As Kelly Beaty said in his mail to the Meteorite list: "think 'Mini Cooper' falling from the sky and you get the general idea". - Marco ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. e-mail: sattrackcam@wanadoo.nl Cospar 4353 (Leiden): 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com Twitter: @Marco_Langbroek ----- _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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