ciroluiro t1_iqz3jul wrote
Reply to comment by Impiryo in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace
Unless the ejected mass went somehow forward, I don't see how that would steal momentum from the asteroid. Maybe if the ejected mass went perpendicular in a manner was not even in all directions? Kinda stretching it.
Anyway, explodey stuff would only help, not hurt.
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