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> What would we do differently if we determined conclusively which it was? We probably *couldn't* do much differently, but Newton-for-Newton a bloody great big
by Gordonjcp 4y ago
> What would we do differently if we determined conclusively which it was?
We probably *couldn't* do much differently, but Newton-for-Newton a bloody great big squashy snowball hitting us with a certain amount of energy would have a different effect - and maybe different mitigation - from a smaller harder rock with the same energy.
- AlbertCory 4y ago> We probably couldn't do much differently and yet the DART experiment did succeed in changing the path of an asteroid.