The Caltech Mission to Apophis: Accelerating Planetary Science and Planetary Defense
Adriana Daca et al 2025 Planet. Sci. J. 6 253 A proposed mission would shepherd the asteroid Apophis through its close approach of Earth in 2029, seeking to study the asteroid’s interior and…
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