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Old 10-14-2006, 02:42 PM   #17
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by Coolsurfer79 View Post
Actually we would just fly a small space craft in front of it and the space crafts gravity would cause a change in the path of the meteor.
Gravity is dependant on mass. Hence "small" spacegraft will have comparatively zero gravity. If anything the giant asteroid will pull the spacecraft into it's own gravity well and crush it.
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