"gravitational keyhole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gravitational keyholes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gravitational keyhole (plural gravitational keyholes)
  1. (astronomy) A tiny region of space where a planet's gravity would alter the orbit of a passing asteroid such that the asteroid would collide with that planet on a given future orbital pass. Wikipedia link: gravitational keyhole Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (tiny region of space): gravitációs kulcslyuk (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-gravitational_keyhole-en-noun-rU0tgq-W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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