![]() Together, the two asteroids make one full orbit around the sun every two years.ĭimorphos poses no threat to Earth, and the mission is essentially target practice. ![]() Astronomers call those two asteroids a binary system, where one is a mini-moon to the other. After launching to space, the spacecraft will make nearly one full orbit around the sun before it crosses paths with Dimorphos, a football-field-size asteroid that closely orbits a bigger asteroid, called Didymos, every 11 hours and 55 minutes.
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