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☄️ Asteroid Deflection Mission - 2D Heliocentric Orbit and B-Plane Miss Distance

2D companion of the asteroid deflection mission: a top-down Kepler orbit view of a kinetic-impactor push, the changed orbit, the resulting B-plane miss distance in Earth radii and the impulse needed versus warning time.

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Asteroid Deflection Mission - 2D Heliocentric Orbit and B-Plane Miss Distance ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the asteroid deflection mission: a top-down Kepler orbit view of a kinetic-impactor push, the changed orbit, the resulting B-plane miss distance in Earth radii and the impulse needed versus warning time.

Asteroid DeflectionKepler OrbitKinetic ImpactorPlanetary Defense

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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