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The Dynamical State of the Didymos System Before and After the DART Impact
Derek C. Richardson, Harrison F. Agrusa, Brent Barbee +50
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft impacted Dimorphos, the natural satellite of (65803) Didymos, on 2022 September 26, as a first successful test of kinetic…
Spin State Evolution of (99942) Apophis during its 2029 Earth Encounter
C. J. Benson, D. J. Scheeres, M. Brozovic +3
We explore the effects of the 2029 Earth encounter on asteroid (99942) Apophis' non-principal axis spin state, leveraging refined orbit, spin state, and inertia information provide…
Operating Spacecraft Around Comets: Evaluation of the Near-Nucleus Environment
C. M. Lisse, M. R. Combi, T. L. Farnham +9
We present a study of the current state of knowledge concerning spacecraft operations and potential hazards while operating near a comet nucleus. Starting from simple calculations…
Libration-induced Orbit Period Variations Following the DART Impact
Alex J. Meyer, Ioannis Gkolias, Michalis Gaitanas +7
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission will be the first test of a kinetic impactor as a means of planetary defense. In late 2022, DART will collide with Dimorphos, th…