Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:52 am**

www.space.com/11310-huge-asteroid-2005- ... ember.html
Why is this story focusing on the whole "close approach" of this object, when the SHAPE of this thing is so anomalous!!!!!????
Seriously, Vesta and Palas are nearly the size of Ceres, and do not contain enough mass to be gravitationally spherical. Surface tension in zero-g might cause a smaller molten object to solidify in a sphere, but it doesn't seem to me this object is small enough for that.
Why am I the only one here who is sitting here wondering why this asteroid is so round?
I am astounded by it!

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:38 am**

death star?
space ship?

what could it be?

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:16 pm**

Intergalactic roc egg, obviously.

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:01 pm**

It's the Daben Urnud. Prepare for the Advent.

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:15 pm**

Once it detects enough radar being directed against it it will activate.

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:39 pm**

Alf
Mork
the Doctor

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:20 pm**

The picture is a tiny, highly pixellated shot of one portion of the asteroid from one angle. You can't tell if it's round or not from that.

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:06 pm**

That's no moon, that's a space station!

Posted: **Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:29 am**

Murrin wrote:The picture is a tiny, highly pixellated shot of one portion of the asteroid from one angle. You can't tell if it's round or not from that.

The write-up does call it a "round, mini-world."

--A

Posted: **Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:27 am**

Lord Zombiac wrote:That's no moon, that's a space station!

this will explain everything

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WZW4groJro&feature=related

Posted: **Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:45 am**

Martin Landau RULZE!!!!!!

Posted: **Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:08 pm**

glad someone else thinks so. i have to find those on dvd for a good price.

Kevin's Watch

asteroid story totally mystifies me-- and no one else

asteroid story totally mystifies me-- and no one else