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TOPIC: Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission

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Date: Mar 26 07:26 2013

RE: Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission	Permalink

AIDA plans to intercept Didymos around the time of its closest approach to Earth in 2022 when the binary asteroid will fly within 11 million km of Earth. Read more __________________

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Date: Mar 26 07:23 2013

Asteroid (I65803) Didymos	Permalink

65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on April 11, 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. It has a satellite orbiting it with a period of 11.9 hours, hence the appellation "Didymos", meaning "twin". Read more __________________

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Date: Feb 23 06:35 2013

Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission	Permalink

Asteroid impact mission targets Didymos ESA's proposed Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission now has a target: asteroid Didymos. The recent Russian meteor and, on the same day, our planet's close encounter with an even larger chunk of celestial debris underline the need for us to learn more about these high-speed space rocks. Read more __________________

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