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		TomGullen on Nov 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Welcome to a comet I'm curious to know, how far will the landing affect it's orbit?

sp332 on Nov 13, 2014 | [–]

The probe is very small compared to the comet, so probably hardly at all. http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/09/Philae_s_pri...

flinty on Nov 13, 2014 | [–]

are you thinking if we can potentially deflect comets?

TomGullen on Nov 14, 2014 | [–]

Yep :)

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