Figure 9
From: Gravitational perturbations correlated with the asteroid kinetic impact deflection technique
Evolution of eccentricity of the asteroid (e) over time for the impulse of −20 mm/s applied at the mean anomalies of 324° (blue line) and 334° (green line). We zoomed in on the region corresponding to the second largest close encounter to better visualize the variations in the eccentricity of the asteroid, since at this time the asteroid has significant variations in its relative distance from the Earth.
