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This is why we nudged the moon in this asteroid pair. Overall the change in the entire system is much smaller and less of an effect on the overall solar orbit o
by techdragon 4y ago
This is why we nudged the moon in this asteroid pair. Overall the change in the entire system is much smaller and less of an effect on the overall solar orbit of the pair.
This was effectively a nearly perfect opportunity to, safely without the risks your mentioning, test the concept before we need it for real in an emergency.
- davidhyde 4y agoThank you for this insight. I had no idea that was the reason.