I'm more concerned about Kuiper Belt objects

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SDF — 2/17/2007 7:55:31 PM (archived)

Stuff we don't know is out there. Imagine some minor planet on a million-year orbit comes barrelling into the inner system, zips past Jupiter and gets deflected such that it passes within 1 AU of the Sun. Like, whoa.

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Asteroid Defense Update - phil - 2/17/2007 2:20:42 PM
- I'm more concerned about Kuiper Belt objects - SDF - 2/17/2007 7:55:31 PM
  - Most asteroid deflection strategies - SDF - 2/17/2007 8:01:02 PM
    - Kamikaze Plutinos - nick hoffman - 2/18/2007 1:22:43 PM
      - Punctuated equilibrium - Fox - 2/18/2007 7:52:13 PM
    - re: Most asteroid deflection strategies - phil - 2/17/2007 8:19:11 PM
      - Nuke Defense- - Buck Galaxy - 2/17/2007 10:10:08 PM
        
        Already done, but not with a nuke. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/18/2007 9:09:54 PM
      - Actual numbers - SDF - 2/17/2007 8:59:12 PM
        
        4.29 Years warning - SDF - 2/17/2007 11:34:32 PM
        
        ...and - SDF - 2/17/2007 11:39:21 PM
        
        wait & see - phil - 2/18/2007 2:46:03 PM
        
        congratulating myself. - SDF - 2/19/2007 9:26:14 PM
        
        Terminology - SDF - 2/19/2007 9:41:01 PM

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