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		probablybroken on July 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that ... Why would the size of the object matter in this instance?

kryogen1c on July 27, 2019 [–]

Mass, not really size. The smaller the object relative to earth, the more its course is changed by earths gravity.

probablybroken on July 27, 2019 | [–]

You may want to refer to Galileo's leaning tower of pisa experiment...

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