that was one of the highlights of my life. i wonder if don yeomans is already on this list. c Chance of Asteroid Hit on Mars Increases By ALICIA CHANG, LOS ANGELES (Dec. 28) - The chance of a football field-sized asteroid plowing into Mars next month has been increased to 4 percent, scientists said Friday after analyzing archival data. Though still a long shot, some researchers are hoping for a cosmic smash. On Friday, scientists said the odds of an asteroid slamming into Mars on Jan. 30 are 1 in 25, up from previous calculations of 1 in 75. "I think it'll be cool," said Don Yeomans, who heads the Near-Earth Object Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Usually when an asteroid is headed toward Earth, I'm not rooting for an impact." **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>