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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago
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More data will likely reduce the chance of an impact to zero. If not, we have options.
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    Nuke the far side of the moon and plunge it into earth. Give the asteroid inadequacy issues.

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      Wouldn’t detonating on the forward side rather than the zenith side be most effective at lowering the perigee of the moon?

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        all i remember from my ksp days is add more struts

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          all i remember from my ksp days is add more struts boosters

          Fixed it for you.

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            Alas, without the struts, the boosters shall return unto The Lord, leaving thine kerbalnauts Kerbinbound.

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        You think humanity would be in this spot if the average person had a fucking clue whatsoever?

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          Tell me you’ve never played Kerbal Space Program without telling me you’ve never played Kerbal Space Program.

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