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Schematic diagram of the Enhanced Kinetic Impactor (EKI). Four key actions are partially magnified in yellow circles: Launch, Rendezvous with a NEA & Collect Rocks, Maneuver, and Impact PHA. The details of the NEA, PHA and spacecraft are magnified in gray circles. The gray and red dotted lines indicate the original orbits of the NEA and PHA, respectively. Solid lines of different colors represent transfer orbits at different stages.
