> I, for one, am hoping for an impact. I am, too, but not because of any higher principles or concern for humanity. I simply think it would be incredibly ente

> I, for one, am hoping for an impact. I am, too, but not because of any higher principles or concern for humanity. I simply think it would be incredibly entertaining to watch something that big smash into a planet at Mach 164. The fact that we have quite a few cameras on and above Mars is a huge bonus. It would be the closest we could get to experiencing an impact of that magnitude without the unfortunate side effect of existential oblivion.