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The bomb itself doesn’t have to touch the meteor but you do want it as close as possible so the radiative energy from the explosion doesn’t fall off too much. I
by throwuwu 3y ago
The bomb itself doesn’t have to touch the meteor but you do want it as close as possible so the radiative energy from the explosion doesn’t fall off too much. If there’s enough time you would want to build a bomb that acts like a shaped charge and release most of that energy in one direction and you would probably add a heavy element to it that could be energized and pushed in the direction of the asteroid.
- bequanna 3y agoIs it even possible to direct that much energy is a specific direction?
- AstralStorm 3y agoYes. Orion was a credible bomb powered rocket plan. The energy released is mostly thermal, metallic mirror will work to reflect it and if there are superheated gasses involved, you can direct these with rocket nozzles for example. The problem will be attaching that reflector so that it does not fly off.
- throwuwu 3y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_shaped_charge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_shaped_charge