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I thought they calculated the amount of dust that based on the current rate dust accumulation and extrapolating based on the believed age of the universe. It's
by hnal943 12y ago
I thought they calculated the amount of dust that based on the current rate dust accumulation and extrapolating based on the believed age of the universe. It's a little surprising we have not corrected that thought since the moon landing.
- Tloewald 12y agoWho's to know why they were wrong — it's just amusing to see the same error come up again. I prefer the theory that they look around their offices and extrapolate ;-)
- dandelany 12y agoThey weren't wrong, there's plenty of dust on the comet. The first photo of the initial landing site is visible precisely because of the shadow cast by a giant cloud of dust kicked up by the lander.
- Tloewald 12y agoThey were wrong about the amount of dust, not the presence of dust -- as was the case with the moon landing. There's plenty of dust on the moon, too, just not oceans of it.