Re:Astronomers Spot First-Known Interstellar Comet
by diggernet on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @06:34PM
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"Based on its apparent brightness, dynamicist Bill Gray calculates that it would have a diameter of about 160 meters (525 feet) if it were a rock with a surface reflectivity of 10%."
It is, of course, almost certainly a rock. But as a pointless mental exercise, how large would it be if it were a shiny metal probe?
It is, of course, almost certainly a rock. But as a pointless mental exercise, how large would it be if it were a shiny metal probe?