Science in Film
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I'll Be Generous, Give It a Six
Astronomer amy mainser worked as the science adviser for the film. Adham originally wanted the object to be a much larger asteroid, something in the range of about 60 kilometers across. We have really mapped out most of where asteroids that get close to the earth in that size range are. But comets, on the other hand, come from much further away. If we actually had one of these comets heading towards earth, would it be possible to re direct it?
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