<[email protected]> wrote:
> This one is not as wide as it is long, so I estimate the mass at about > 70000 > tons. > So it is about the same as a 1.5 ton car whacking into 20 g songbird. Not likely to deflect the path much. But even a tiny effect will change the orbit significantly over time. That is why they are talking about deflection techniques for meteorites such as painting one side white, to increase the effect of sunlight. Like a Crooks radiometer. - Jed
