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smithsp86 t1_j6lbti6 wrote

Reply to comment by Paradox_Dolphin in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202

Certainly the coolest solution. One note, objects wouldn't lose velocity by melting. They would lose it because of material ablating off because of the heat.

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Paradox_Dolphin t1_j6lh8k9 wrote

Thank you for the word "ablating." I had a mental image of this that I was trying to describe, but I couldn't find the exact words for it. So I tried explaining it like a comet, where it heats up and the has bits of it shoot off.

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