The Deep Impact mission will fire a 816lb mass into the comet Tempel 1. This is expected to answer questions that has be haunting humans for years, such as "What happens when you fire a 816lb mass into a comet?" Honestly, scientists don't all of the details. The largest thing we can learn is the make up of comets. Depenting on their construction, the mass could leave a huge crater or barely one at all.
Ever play "The price is right"?
Now you can try to guess the size of the crater that will be formed. Tell them what they are playing for Johnny.
"If your guess is close enough, you could win a custom-made plaque from Ball Aerospace, who built the Deep Impact Spacecraft. The plaque will be made of the same kind of copper material that makes up the heavy mass of the Impactor, laser-engraved with the mission logo."
http://www.planetary.org/deepimpact/contest_enter.html
Ever play "The price is right"?
Now you can try to guess the size of the crater that will be formed. Tell them what they are playing for Johnny.
"If your guess is close enough, you could win a custom-made plaque from Ball Aerospace, who built the Deep Impact Spacecraft. The plaque will be made of the same kind of copper material that makes up the heavy mass of the Impactor, laser-engraved with the mission logo."
http://www.planetary.org/deepimpact/contest_enter.html
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