B.S. media hype surrounding Deep Impact
- From: RichA <none@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:27:11 -0400
Even so-called, scientific organizations
are not immune from it. Check out the term,
"fireworks" used below. While the term may be
a somewhat apt metaphor for what the comet is doing,
it is not the connotation that the public would assign
to outgassing seen in the Hubble shot. Why must science
always build up unrealistic expectations in people?
The facts of the mission are interesting enough without the
fanfare.
HUBBLE CAPTURES OUTBURST FROM TEMPEL 1 COMET, June 27
The images are a reminder that Tempel 1's icy nucleus, roughly the
size of central Paris, is dynamic and volatile. Astronomers hope the
eruption of dust seen in these observations is a preview of the
fireworks that may come 4 July, when a probe from the Deep Impact
spacecraft will slam into the comet, possibly blasting off material
and giving rise to a similar dust plume.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news4763.html
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