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NASA Discovered a “Mini” Moon Orbiting Earth
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<blockquote data-quote="ViaCrucis" data-source="post: 71045746" data-attributes="member: 293637"><p>Chances are that earth has had lots of temporary natural satellites throughout its history. Calling it a second moon seems more sensationalist than it really deserves--it's certainly cool, but it's not revolutionary. I'm not trying to undermine the coolness factor so much as just wanting to point out that given the nature of poor scientific reporting in popular media advertising this as "the earth has two moons" is sensationalist buzz talk. Small rocks getting captured by earth's gravity into a temporary orbit should be seen as fairly normal rather than fantastic revelation.</p><p></p><p>Still cool though. I don't mean to be Buzz Killington over here.</p><p></p><p>-CryptoLutheran</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ViaCrucis, post: 71045746, member: 293637"] Chances are that earth has had lots of temporary natural satellites throughout its history. Calling it a second moon seems more sensationalist than it really deserves--it's certainly cool, but it's not revolutionary. I'm not trying to undermine the coolness factor so much as just wanting to point out that given the nature of poor scientific reporting in popular media advertising this as "the earth has two moons" is sensationalist buzz talk. Small rocks getting captured by earth's gravity into a temporary orbit should be seen as fairly normal rather than fantastic revelation. Still cool though. I don't mean to be Buzz Killington over here. -CryptoLutheran [/QUOTE]
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