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Figure 2

From: Enhanced Kinetic Impactor for Deflecting Large Potentially Hazardous Asteroids via Maneuvering Space Rocks

Figure 2

Distance between Apophis and Earth. The blue dotted line indicates the geocentric distance before Apophis is impacted. The red solid line indicates the geocentric distance after Apophis is impacted. The black dot on the left indicates the point at which Apophis is impacted by the EKI. The black dot on the right shows the details of the change in Apophis’ minimum geocentric distance.

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