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rokoeh t1_jakp7yd wrote

Reply to comment by zeeblecroid in NASA’s DART data validates kinetic impact as planetary defense method | DART altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos by 33 minutes by mepper

So it's orbital speed and orbit changed by how much? In relation to it's parent body?

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TKtommmy t1_jal2boz wrote

Well if its orbit takes 1 year to complete then it equates to changing the orbital speed/period around the sun by 0.0057%

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Strykker2 t1_jalarad wrote

In this case Dimorphos orbits another asteriod, and has an orbital period of a few hours.

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