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03 January 2008

2007 WD5 Impact Probability Updated (About 1 in 28)

From JPL NEO:

Additional position observations for asteroid 2007 WD5 taken on December 29 through January 2 have been used to improve the accuracy of the asteroid's orbit. As a result, the range of possible paths past Mars has narrowed by a factor of 3 and the most likely path has moved a little farther away from the planet, causing the Mars impact probability to decrease slightly to 3.6% (about one chance in 28).

"New Observations Slightly Decrease Mars Impact Probability"
Don Yeomans, Paul Chodas and Steve Chesley
NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office
02 January 2008

Link: JPL NEO News Item from 02 January 2008
Posted by A.C. Charania at 00:10

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