Can you wait for the asteroids to land before capturre?

[hasty6]

I'm slightly confused about asteroids.

when asteroids hit the ground at high speeds i know they don't explode so as there are some asteroids on a collision corse with kerbin theoretically you could just wait for them to land.

Is it possible to wait for the asteroid to land and then capture it?

[Red Iron Crown]

Not 100% sure, but if it works like debris and other spacecraft it will disappear when reentering. You would need to get a craft attached to it and focus on it during reentry to prevent disappearance.

[r4pt0r]

someone needs to have a plane loitering over a re entry location, at the deletion altitude, and follow the thing down lol

[Starstrider42]

Theoretically yes, but it would be a lot harder than intercepting them in space. In addition to the issues the others raised, there's the little problem that, once you'd captured the asteroid, you'd be fighting against gravity the whole time: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/75535-Moving-an-Asteroid-On-Minmus

[RW-1]

Instead, on the ground a very large mobile Mitt?

[Vanamonde]

Yes, unless you have an active ship within 2.25kms during the asteroid's whole descent through the atmosphere to landing, it will be automatically deleted. You won't find them just lying around the countryside.

[LemonHeroman]

Wouldn't it be possible to just click on the asteroid in the tracking station, then click the track button? would that work? it didn't spawn for me ever.

Edited May 12, 2016 by LemonHeroman
Poor Grammar..

[Random Tank]

You can use the Skillful mod (if you don't mind using mods); one of the things it adds is adaptive physics render range according to how far away a selected target is; max being 99km. Then you could just see about where it is going to land, stick a plane or something in that area, and watch it plummet.

Though you'll still have that problem of moving it though...

[hasty6]

Thanks for the help, though it would be cool if they did leave craters and you could actually find them lying around the countryside in certain locations (possible easter egg suggestion).