[MIham] Comet Siding Spring is about to buzz Mars

[Frank]

P7 - Proper, Pre-Planning, Prevents, Pathetically, Poor, Performance.


 Space Weather News for Oct. 16, 2014
 http://spaceweather.com

 MARS COMET: This weekend, Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) will make a 
historically close approach to Mars.  Satellites and rovers will get an 
eye-full as the green comet passes less than 140,000 km above the Red 
Planet's surface. No one knows what will happen. Possible side-effects of 
the flyby include a Martian meteor shower and auroras.   More information 
and amateur images of the comet approaching Mars may be found on today's 
edition of http://spaceweather.com .