EBK COLLEGE ALGEBRA
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Author: Blitzer
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Chapter 7.2, Problem 73E
In 1992, a NASA team began a project called Spaceguard Survey, calling for an international watch for comets that might collide with Earth. Why is it more difficult to detect a possible “doomsday comet” with a hyperbolic orbit than one with an elliptical orbit?
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In 1992,a NASA team began a project called Spaceguard Survey, calling for an international watch for comets that might collide with Earth. Why is it more difficult to detect a possible “doomsday comet” with a hyperbolic orbit than one with an elliptical orbit?
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EBK COLLEGE ALGEBRA
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