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Slowing it down would take way more energy than just nudging in a different direction. You might be better off trying to break it up into smaller pieces.
by hodgesrm 5y ago
Slowing it down would take way more energy than just nudging in a different direction. You might be better off trying to break it up into smaller pieces.
- monkeycantype 5y agoTaking notes.... Small pieces... uh ha, yep got it,.. Slow it down... yep. What else?
- Scarblac 5y agoMake sure they hit at a safe distance from our Mars rovers, I like them.
- monkeycantype 5y agohow would we aerobreak it in mars's atmosphere into a decaying orbit, so instead of slamming into mars, it breaks up and rains down on mars? What can we tell about the composition - a solid rock or icy rubble?
- minitoar 5y agoYou get it into an orbit that will have several close encounters with Mars or other planets with atmosphere and you do a bit of aerobraking/thrusting on each pass.
- lumost 5y agoThe martian atmosphere will have a negligible impact on a 200km wide object. Tidal forces would likely shred the object and the surface of Mars if an aerobraking maneuver was attempted.
- avaldes 5y agoShouldn't break by itself with Mars' tidal forces alone?