From: Kyle King <kyleking.nul>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 12:18:10 -0500
Fwd Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 06:57:20 -0400
Subject: Re: Toutatis - King


>From: Terry Groff <terry.nul>
>To: <ufoupdates.nul>
>Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 08:47:33 -0500
>Subject: Re: Toutatis


>>From: Greg Boone <Evolbaby.nul>
>>To: ufoupdates.nul
>>Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 18:26:55 EDT
>>Subject: Re: Toutatis

>>>From: Nick Pope <nick.nul>
>>>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <ufoupdates.nul>
>>>Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:49:59 +0100
>>>Subject: Toutatis

>>>The threat from Near Earth Objects such as comets and meteors is
>>>very real and something that should be taken seriously. I'm an
>>>Associate Member of Spaceguard UK and can recommend the
>>>organisation to anybody with a serious interest in the NEO
>>>issue:

>>>http://www.spaceguarduk.com/

>>Yes Nick, I believe these new 'doomsday' stories got a beat down
>>months ago. Glad you're vigilant enough to make sure the public
>>isn't caught in a sticky wicket over this.

>>As for asteroids and meteors hitting Earth, what really scares
>>me the most is:

>>What happens when a monster sized asteroid hits the Moon? I mean
>>a whopper of an asteroid? We're all set to protect mother Earth
>>but 'baby' Moon is out there all alone. If a planet killer hit
>>it, the shrapnel could turn the surface of the Earth into
>>something that looks like a teenager with a chronic case of
>>acne.

>Not to mention the effect such an event may have on global
>weather. If the moon was destroyed, or its orbit altered, even a
>little, the effect on tidal patterns could have unpredictable
>long-term effects on our environment.

I think the short-term effects might render the long-term
effects irrelevant, from the human perspective. If only we'd
followed the Brits' lead, and completed Moonbase Alpha back in
'99.

Seriously though, I question the accuracy of the
statement,"We're all set to protect Mother Earth...".

Since the moon is such a small target compared to our big blue
marble, it would make sense to build "escape vehicles" there.
Hundreds or thousands of them. In case of an imminent impact on
earth, we'd all be shuttled to the moon, and our waiting escape
pods. Launch from the moon would be far less problematic, less
stressful on the passengers, and would require much less fuel.
More realistically, I imagine the phrase "We'd all be
shuttled..." might be a bit over-optimistic.


Kyle