| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8056002 | Acta Astronautica | 2016 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Our preliminary study found that a mission concept in which an impactor produces a change in an asteroid's spin rate could provide valuable information for the assessment of the viability of the kinetic-impactor asteroid deflection concept. Furthermore, the data gained from the mission would be of great benefit for our understanding of the collisional evolution of asteroids and the physics behind crater and ejecta-cloud development.
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Authors
Line Drube, Alan W. Harris, Kilian Engel, Albert Falke, Ulrich Johann, Siegfried Eggl, Juan L. Cano, Javier MartÃn Ávila, Stephen R. Schwartz, Patrick Michel,