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Re: (meteorobs) Those Meteor Movies - a review
In a message dated 98-07-16 00:35:17 EDT, you write:
<< What about the plan to *deflect* an incoming asteroid by detonating nukes
from a distance. Not too close to shatter the thing and make it
worse. By destroying the asteroid, you send a rain of debris on earth,
with just as much damage. I read somewhere that a series of carefully
planned detonations away from the asteroid would send successive
shock-waves just strong enough to nudge the orbit. But for this to work,
a very long early warning would be required for a proper preparation.
One thing is for sure: none of the suggested scenarios would call on
astronauts to go up to intercept. >>
A scientist from the same show (I wish I could remember names) said we don't
have the technology to get a nuke that far out. Maybe we can, maybe we can't I
don't know. But he eluded to the fact that w/o the Saturn 5's we can't.
Kevin