Minor planet · Near-Earth · (65803) Didymos I Dimorphos

Dimorphos

The small moon of the near-Earth asteroid Didymos and the impact target of NASA's DART mission — the first object whose orbit humans deliberately changed. ESA's Hera will survey the aftermath.

Asteroids

Exploration

Visited by:DART

Targeted by:Hera

Knowledge connections

Member of groupApollo asteroids
Orbits65803 Didymos
Visited byDART
TargetsHera
Impacted byDART

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

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