Alan_Smithee_ t1_itndvkc wrote
Reply to comment by KitchenDepartment in Deflecting asteroids is not enough — we need to know when they approach by burtzev
That’s assuming an impacter/kinetic probe is the only type; there’s also the Gravity Tractor, which offers more precision, but probably needs more lead time (the closer the asteroid is to earth, the more you have to deflect it.)
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