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ResponsiblePumpkin60 t1_jajzk3m wrote on March 1, 2023 at 11:42 PM

Reply to comment by gdpoc in NASA’s DART data validates kinetic impact as planetary defense method | DART altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos by 33 minutes by mepper

I think the only thing that matters is how much energy is lost from ejecting impact debris off into space. If none is ejected, then no energy is lost.