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hawklost t1_itmxsjb wrote

Reply to comment by MankindsError in Deflecting asteroids is not enough — we need to know when they approach by burtzev

You are forgetting other major factors. Angle of approach. Speed of approach. Even composition of the object drastically changes requirements.

You could have an object the side of Texas and if it is heading at the perfect angle to hit directly, would be far far harder to actually redirect than something 5x bigger but is coming at a different angle.

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