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zeeblecroid t1_jajjli1 wrote

Reply to comment by curvebombr in NASA’s DART data validates kinetic impact as planetary defense method | DART altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos by 33 minutes by mepper

No, 33 minutes is 1980 seconds, because the article is specifically referring to the orbital period.

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curvebombr t1_jajl8ri wrote

TIL, I was under the impression it was the degree of change in the orbit not length of time to orbit.

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TKtommmy t1_jal3b0u wrote

The shape of orbits are not measured in minutes, there are multiple variables.

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