ericthefred t1_iqz4qg1 wrote
Reply to comment by SaltineFiend in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace
An excellent point. When dealing with rockets, you have to account for the changing mass of the vehicle as propellant is exhausted. In order to integrate it into my list and remove the overlap with item 3 (being the part involving the energy in the ejecta), I would phrase it as: 4) How much mass has departed the asteroid?
Crowbrah_ t1_iqzmjae wrote
At least a kilogram, but I could be wrong.
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