25-09-2005, 11:34 AM
Yup, I've also heard that what Emrys just said is true - from Mr Patrick Moore in his nice big book, The Atlas of the Solar System.
It's a simplification, but I'll not complicate matters by going into too much detail.
Although, technically, jarl's theory could happen, but for an asteriod to be trapped in orbit, it would have to be going very slow towards us so that it didn't just slingshot around the earth. It's more likely that an asteriod moving this slowly would be drawn towards the sun and destroyed.
It's a simplification, but I'll not complicate matters by going into too much detail.
Although, technically, jarl's theory could happen, but for an asteriod to be trapped in orbit, it would have to be going very slow towards us so that it didn't just slingshot around the earth. It's more likely that an asteriod moving this slowly would be drawn towards the sun and destroyed.
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