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Target Information |
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| IDENTIFIER | urn:nasa:pds:context:target:asteroid.65803_didymos::1.0 |
| NAME |
(65803) DIDYMOS (1996 GT) |
| TYPE |
ASTEROID |
| DESCRIPTION |
A rapidly rotating Amor asteroid that has a satellite, Didymos I named "Dimorphos",
with an orbital period of 11.9 hours. Arecibo radar imaging helped confirm the presence
of Dimorphos on 2003 Nov 23. The Didymos system is the target of the Double Asteroid
Redirection Test (DART) mission.
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