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minus-squareknightly the Sneptaurlinkfedilink7•3 months agoHaving seen Scott Manley’s video on the topic, it seems well within the realm of possible.
minus-squareLostXORlinkfedilink6•3 months agoThat’s for changing the trajectory of the 2032 encounter by a few thousand km, not changing the 2028 encounter by 8 million km. And if we’re changing the 2032 encounter we can smack it as it goes by in 2028 instead of playing catch-up before then.
Having seen Scott Manley’s video on the topic, it seems well within the realm of possible.
That’s for changing the trajectory of the 2032 encounter by a few thousand km, not changing the 2028 encounter by 8 million km. And if we’re changing the 2032 encounter we can smack it as it goes by in 2028 instead of playing catch-up before then.