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"With the high approach speed a hyper-velocity impactor to produce a gas 'puff' to sample with a mass spectrometer could be the serious option to get in-situ da
by valuearb 9y ago
"With the high approach speed a hyper-velocity impactor to produce a gas 'puff' to sample with a mass spectrometer could be the serious option to get in-situ data."
This seems to assume it could never be an artificially made object.
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- jgh 9y agowell the aliens can call our insurance agency if they don't like the dent we put in their ship.
- avian 9y agoAnything artificial that travelled interstellar distances must be robust enough to survive such impacts without damage.
- tzs 9y agoYes, but if it is artificial the owners might react differently to an intentional collision by another artificial craft than they would to a chance collision with a small asteroid even if no damage is done.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoWe'll beam a "no trespassing" warning, first.
- mLuby 9y agoPlot for a new movie. Live action "The Dig" anyone?
- teddyh 9y agoFun fact: “The Dig” was originally planned to be a Spielberg movie, but the cost of special effects made them change it into a Lucasarts Point-and-click adventure game instead.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoIf I'm remembering the right novel, that novel is surely in my top-5 literary disappointments.
- TomK32 9y agoDue to the endless complaints from environmentalists, the hyperspace express route crossing through Earth's solar system, as planned by the Vogons, has be postponed indefinitely. Travelers are advised to avoid the rather patchy B roads in the sector.
- TomK32 9y agoOf course, I get downvoted by interstellar motorists...