Override9636 t1_iqwwkm1 wrote
Reply to comment by xGHOSTRAGEx in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace
Kinetic energy = 0.5 * mass * velocity^2
So a 100x increase in velocity equals a 10,000x increase in kinetic energy.
(although it isn't that simple because the asteroids aren't perfectly solid objects and are more like loose collections of gravel.)
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