Successful Crash
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 09:29
NASA's little DART satellite hit its target asteroid 11 million kilometres away. Hooray!
Now begins a process of observation and analysis to measure what impact it had on the asteroid's trajectory and if such a system could be used to defend our planet.
This - the final image from the satellite - is what success looks like.
[ Main Image: DART final image before impact. Credit: NASA via YouTube. ]
References
NASA (September 27, 2022). DART's Impact with Asteroid Dimorphos (Official NASA Broadcast). YouTube.
NASA (September 27, 2022). Watch a Live Feed from NASA’s DART Spacecraft on Approach to Asteroid Dimorphos. YouTube.
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