Mars Orbiter Mission shifts orbit to take cover from Siding Spring

[james_davis_nicoll]

With only 10 days remaining until the arrival of Comet Siding Spring at Mars, ISRO has shielded the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) from the comet.

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[w. dow rieder (from livejournal.com)]

Indian robotic spacecraft takes shelter behind Mars from killer comet!

Okay, I'm still a little bitter about the lack of practical jetpacks, but we *are* living in the future.

[dionysus1999.livejournal.com]

Seems like a prudent precaution. Now I keep seeing "Leave a comet" instead of comment.