Apophis Rendezvous Mission for Scientific Investigation and Planetary Defense
Abstract
We propose a rendezvous mission to Apophis to monitor the target before, during, and after the encounter to see if there are any significant changes in spin and the surface. If the budget is secured, the mission will start in the year 2022.
- Publication:
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Apophis T-9 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense
- Pub Date:
- November 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020LPICo2242.2065M