Didymos

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The asteroid Didymos and its smaller, satellite asteroid Dimorphos comprise a binary asteroid system within the solar system. Didymos contains roughly 99% of the mass of the Didymos-Dimorphos system.

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Info from NASA: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/asteroids/didymos/in-depth/

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