MAN MADE OBJECTS ON ASTEROID 65803 DIDYMOS 1

Non-exhaustive list of artificial objects that have reached the surface of 65803 Didymos 1 Dimorphos, the smaller object of an Apollo-class binary asteroid system orbiting the sun between Venus and Mars.

The NASA DART probe was intentionally crashed into Dimorphos to test a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects. The small sub-satellite LiciaCube pictured the event.

COSPAR IDname typemissionquantity on surfacemass (kg)statusdate/epoch (UTC)
2021-110ADART IMPACTORAsteroid probeDART (DOUBLE ASTEROID REDIRECTION TEST)scattered500impactSeptember 27, 2022