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And if they "dropped" Ceres?

Bowser — 11/5/2006 2:46:10 PM (archived)

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One trillion minisats to stop global warming - ljk - 11/4/2006 5:18:19 PM
- Poynting-Robertson Effect - ER - 11/5/2006 2:48:58 PM
  - I can see a great SF plot here... - nick hoffman - 11/6/2006 1:39:12 AM
    - Turn the Sol system into a Dyson Shell - LJK - 11/6/2006 7:56:46 PM
- As long as we're launching millions of sun-absorbing satellites... - TB - 11/4/2006 5:52:31 PM
  - If you're talking science fiction, then do it properly - nick hoffman - 11/5/2006 11:48:40 AM
    - And if they "dropped" Ceres? - Bowser - 11/5/2006 2:46:10 PM
      - Nobody worries about the Moon falling down. - TB - 11/6/2006 5:50:02 PM
      - Rule of Thumb for hypervelocity impacts - nick hoffman - 11/6/2006 1:32:13 AM
        
        Somehow, that doesn't sound right. - ER - 11/6/2006 6:20:08 PM
        
        It works better for smaller impactors. - et - 11/6/2006 7:19:44 PM
      - re: Plots - Raoul - 11/5/2006 5:20:12 PM
        
        That Cerean Earth-orbit crossing would have to be done, just so... - et - 11/5/2006 7:03:31 PM
        
        Water's a bit thin in the stratosphere - Adam - 11/6/2006 1:18:35 AM
        
        Thanks Adam... - et - 11/6/2006 4:24:15 AM
        
        University of Arizona Press release - LJK - 11/6/2006 2:56:02 PM

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