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DarkArcher__ t1_j4cz5gm wrote

There's not really any reason to put it on a comet instead of just sending it on its own. I guess it could aid in detection but you can also just slap a ton of reflectors on the probe and achieve the same result

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_thankyoucomeagain_ t1_j4deydo wrote

Just an expensive message in a bottle w/ lower odds of any recovery by anything plus a hint of posible danger.. why even do it?

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StuckAtHomeCorona t1_j4dzo85 wrote

Sci-fi might not be welcomed here, but the Dark Forest theory makes some sense.

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welshmanec2 t1_j4fvhpc wrote

Exactly. If you can get up to speed to match the velocity and trajectory of the comet to facilitate a landing, there's no need to land on it. Just switch off your engines and you'll follow the same path anyway. You don't "hitch a ride" on something that isn't powered.

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