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galgor_ t1_irzty6k wrote

Sucks to be the planet they put it in alignment with then.

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alphahydra t1_is0ou4t wrote

It's actually a small asteroid orbiting another, bigger asteroid. So, it's an asteroid "moon", basically.

The test moved the smaller one into a slightly closer, faster orbit around its own parent body, which continues on pretty much the same orbit through the solar system as before.

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