Asteroid
Asteroid noun - Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).
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Earth
Earth noun - The celestial body on which we live.
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- The ship starts off (to a good enough approximation compared to the other velocities) stationary relative to the Earth, so the ship/asteroid relative velocity is similar to the Earth/asteroid relative velocity.
- The Earth/asteroid relative velocity can't be less than the Earth escape velocity (11 km∕s) and is more likely on the order of the Earth's orbital velocity (30 km∕s).
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Tech Infantry has an dinosaur-killer-sized asteroid dropped on earth in the backstory.
Source: Earth-Shattering Kaboom
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