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Re:Interstellar Visitor Found to Be Unlike a Comet or an Ast... by pilsetnieks on Friday October 12, 2018 @05:13AM (#18200225)
If one were so inclined, they could argue that the spinning is in fact very relevant, as it would allow a static camera or other observation device a full 360° view along all axes.
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Re:Interstellar Visitor Found to Be Unlike a Comet or an Ast... by rbanffy on Friday October 12, 2018 @10:34AM (#18201687)
Any civilization capable of building an interstellar craft would certainly have mastered the ability to move a camera by then ;-)
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Re:Interstellar Visitor Found to Be Unlike a Comet or an Ast... by pilsetnieks on Friday October 12, 2018 @11:40AM (#18202171)
Stealth. If you wanted to reveal yourself, you wouldn't need to disguise your probe as space debris.
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