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How do I move the asteroid?
1 of 13: As you probably saw in the introduction, you're going to use nuclear charges to change the path of the asteroid.
2 of 13: There are two nuclear charges inside the flying pig.
3 of 13: You'll need advice on where to put the charges.
4 of 13: Call Borden on the Pen Ultimate and talk to him.
5 of 13: He'll tell you that you should put the alpha charge in quadrant 2 of the asteroid.
6 of 13: When you go to quadrant 2 (you can reach it from the view of the whole asteroid that you get whenever you exit a close up view), you'll see a "target surface" labelled on the surface.
9 of 13: The charges won't be able to detonate yet.
10 of 13: You need to arm them.
11 of 13: There's an arming key in the flying pig. Use it on both the alpha and beta charges.
12 of 13: You're finally ready to leave the asteroid. Go back to the shuttle.
13 of 13: Inform Borden (via the Pen Ultimate) that you've finished the task (select the nuclear device in conversation), and you'll see the cut-scene of the charges being detonated.
