Deflection method · Concept
Gravity Tractor
A spacecraft that hovers near an asteroid for years, its own tiny gravity slowly towing the asteroid onto a new path. Very slow, but precise and controllable — best used with decades of warning, and often after a kinetic impact to fine-tune the result.
Surveys, missions & objects
Knowledge connections
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- Associated with101955 Bennu
Sources
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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