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Energy of the impact scales with mass, and the square of their (relative) velocity. So yeah, size matters. But if speed is high enough, even pea sized objects
by RetroTechie 3y ago
Energy of the impact scales with mass, and the square of their (relative) velocity.
So yeah, size matters. But if speed is high enough, even pea sized objects can do enormous damage. Not to mention if said object has an astronaut in its trajectory.
15,000 mph is high velocity...
- geor9e 3y agoThis was actually a political campaign point at the end of the cold war. Congress considered funding low mass by very high speed kinetic weapons in orbit called "rods from God" and "brilliant pebbles".