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How could we stop an asteroid that we know was going to hit Earth?


Pls help ASAP

User David Le Borgne
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Answer:

1. deflect it 2. grab it with a claw 3. blast it to smithereens

Step-by-step explanation:

User Wiktor Czajkowski
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Answer:

An object with a high mass close to the Earth could be sent out into a collision course with the asteroid, knocking it off course. When the asteroid is still far from the Earth, a means of deflecting the asteroid is to directly alter its momentum by colliding a spacecraft with the asteroid.

Hope it helps!!

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