EagleRJ
Are we there yet?
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The comet probably weighs several million tons, and the impactor is around 300 pounds. Despite the fact that it's going to hit at 23,000 MPH, its in no danger of destroying the comet. It will be blasting a cloud of ice cubes off the comet, so we can determine what its consistancy is like, and what elements are present. It should make the comet much brighter in the sky if a lot of ice and particles are blasted off the surface.
This is hardly a rehearsal for destroying a comet inbound to Earth. Destroying a comet or pushing it off course would require Nukes- a lot of them!
This is hardly a rehearsal for destroying a comet inbound to Earth. Destroying a comet or pushing it off course would require Nukes- a lot of them!