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2. They must time the period of eclipses of Didymos by Dimorphos.

Mon Oct 3, 2022, 09:42 PM

Oct 2022

Many orbits are required to get the precise timing because they are looking at light curves instead of hard off-on times.

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They must time the period of eclipses of Didymos by Dimorphos. LastDemocratInSC Oct 2022 #2