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From: jkw@lanl.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Halley's Comet
Message-ID: <30979@lanl.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 12:13:59 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 23 12:13:59 1985
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Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
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> > not hundreds of thousands, of miles.  The pictures should be spectacular;
> > cross your fingers and pray that Giotto survives long enough!  A very close
> > encounter with a comet at about 70 kps is not the safest of maneuvers.
> > --
> 
> Being a bit of a novice at such things, I don't know what kps refers to
> in this posting. Anyone care to shed some light?
> 
  Kilometers per second.

	  Jay Wooten  Los Alamos National Lab  ARPA:jkw@lanl.ARPA


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