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So has the asteroid deflection via nuke actually been studied?

Socrates II — 5/7/2009 11:35:36 AM (archived)

Or are we going to find out the hard way one day that it looked like a really cool and
macho thing to do, but - oops, sorry, our bad!

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The whole thread (10 posts)

Why nuking an incoming NEO may not work - Socrates II - 5/6/2009 5:08:44 PM
- Why does a large crater mean that nuking a NEO may not work? (n/t) - alcaray - 5/6/2009 10:13:15 PM
  - Exactly my reaction as well - phil - 5/7/2009 1:17:00 AM
    - What about fragmenting? - Socrates II - 5/7/2009 2:58:35 AM
      - yabbut - alcaray - 5/7/2009 5:37:18 AM
        
        So has the asteroid deflection via nuke actually been studied? - Socrates II - 5/7/2009 11:35:36 AM
        
        Oh yes - Project Icarus - Socrates II - 5/7/2009 1:52:12 PM
- Promoting the myth of futility - E.P. - 5/6/2009 8:26:33 PM
- Long-term impact risk for (101955) 1999 RQ36 - Socrates II - 5/6/2009 5:15:31 PM
  - Short term impact risk for Comet Schwassmann Wachmann 3 - E.P. - 5/6/2009 8:30:42 PM

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