How Do You Steer A Comet So It Hits Mars Or Earth?

You find a body already headed close on a later orbit, then slightly deflect it so it hits Mars or even Earth. A collision big enough to fill lakes would dump energy all at once and change the climate, which is a bad way to add water to a planet you are trying to terraform.

The Joe Rogan Experience · #1347 - Neil deGrasse Tyson · at 41:23 · October 6th, 2026 ·Transcript

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