ooli@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 3 months agoA controversial experiment to artificially cool Earth was canceled — what we know about whywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down14
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkA controversial experiment to artificially cool Earth was canceled — what we know about whywww.theverge.comooli@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoFun fact, the kinetic energy a comet would gain from falling into the Earth’s gravity well is around 60MJ/kg, more than two orders of magnitude greater than the energy which would be absorbed by it melting (0.33MJ/kg).
Fun fact, the kinetic energy a comet would gain from falling into the Earth’s gravity well is around 60MJ/kg, more than two orders of magnitude greater than the energy which would be absorbed by it melting (0.33MJ/kg).