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Left: the comet in Deep Impact (1998) Centre: the comet in Armageddon (1998) Right: an actual, real-life comet (2015)

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Credits: Deep Impact: Paramount/Dreamworks/Amblin (visual effects by ILM) Armageddon: Touchstone/Jerry Bruckheimer/Valhalla (visual effects by Digital Domain and others) Comet: 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM (visual effects by nature)

That could have worked so much better for Armageddon! They need to mine that narrow spot and blow it up. Then the two comets strafe earth's atmosphere as closely as possible for maximum dramatic effect.