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 ID | name | type | mission | quantity on surface | mass (kg) | status | date/epoch (UTC) |
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2021-110A | DART IMPACTOR | Asteroid probe | DART (DOUBLE ASTEROID REDIRECTION TEST) | scattered | 500 | impact | September 27, 2022 |