astronomical impact avoidance theme
A collection of methods by which an asteroid could be diverted from colliding with a planetary target.
Examples
After the Enterprise had spectacularly failed to divert an asteroid, Captain Kirk accidentally activated an ancient asteroid deflecting device on the planet's surface in tos3x03 "The Paradise Syndrome".
4 total · 2 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Dont Look Up (2021) | major | A plan was hatched to divert the incoming comet using nuclear weapons, but it was ultimately abandoned in favor of fragmenting it and letting the pieces fall down to Earth. |
| tz1985e1x17b | major | Matthew was commissioned to hack into the old satellite defense system and use it to get rid of, what he was told was, an incoming asteroid. |
| ent4x21 | minor | A verteron array was used to deflect comets. |
| tos3x03 | minor | The obelisk turned out to be an asteroid deflector that was placed on Amerind by a mysterious race of aliens to protect the local inhabitants. In addition, Spock explained the principles of asteroid deflection to McCoy. |