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Massive comet graveyard found between Mars and Jupiter
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Dex Sudaka
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-08-06 17:03:13 UTC
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130805/massive-comet-graveyard-found-between-mars-and-jupiter

Awesome. Do we have something similar in EVE to explore? As with the diamond planets, it would be cool if this new discoveries slowly make it into the universe.

Probably the worst of the most pathetic pilots in New Eden.
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-08-06 17:10:27 UTC
huh?
"dead" comets, coming "back to life" through heat?
I always thought comets were just dead rocks zipping through space.

Still very interesting read, thanks!

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.
Rana Ash
Gradient
Electus Matari
#3 - 2013-08-07 11:38:00 UTC
How the devil did they find my stash? X , i was hiding it from Chribba.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#4 - 2013-08-07 11:50:36 UTC
Not believing the article in the least.


Any viable comets closer than Jupiter orbit will "gas off" and eventually be non-existent of course.

No actual scientists are quoted....no names given.

Picture is of aurora on Jupiter, utterly unrelated to the story.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Dex Sudaka
Perkone
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-08-07 12:02:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Dex Sudaka
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Not believing the article in the least.


Any viable comets closer than Jupiter orbit will "gas off" and eventually be non-existent of course.

No actual scientists are quoted....no names given.

Picture is of aurora on Jupiter, utterly unrelated to the story.


Have a look at this new link from the actual university that discovered it. Scroll half way down the page. I should have linked the original source :
http://mnras.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/07/30/mnras.stt839.full#sec-18
http://urania.udea.edu.co/sitios/facom/press.php?#

and reproduced by Science Daily:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130802080248.htm

Probably the worst of the most pathetic pilots in New Eden.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#6 - 2013-08-07 13:00:55 UTC
That's better.

And apparently they are slowly out-gassing. We better make a move to study them before they are gone. Big smile

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2013-08-07 13:06:59 UTC
Ah yes... a fresh source of moon goo.

Coming soon(tm)

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