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  • Re: Comet Pons-Brooks poses no immediate threat

    From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to jsavard@ecn.ab.ca on Sat Dec 30 21:52:21 2023
    On Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:47:32 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc
    <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:

    Which will be noted at the very end of this article

    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/devil-comet-bigger-than-mount-everest-racing-towards-earth-and-is-set-to-explode-soon/articleshow/106406508.cms?from=mdr

    headlined "'Devil Comet' bigger than Mount Everest racing towards Earth, set to explode soon"

    John Savard

    Well, it looks like it "explodes" every 15 days, as a particularly
    volatile region rotates back into sunlight. Makes it an interesting
    object to image. And "devil"? Well, it does seem to grow "horns"
    during those eruptions!

    Pretty bad article. The comet is most certainly not "classified as a cryovolcano", nor is there any "ignition of gas".

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