Asteroid Deflection Mission
The Dart mission aims to test a kinetic impact method for planetary defense by altering the trajectory of an asteroid. Instead of using explosives, the spacecraft relies solely on its momentum to push the asteroid, with additional material ejected during the impact providing extra force. The mission's complexity lies in the unexpected changes to the orbital period of Dimorphos, the moonlet involved in the collision.In this clip
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DART: The Impacts Of Slamming A Spacecraft Into An Asteroid
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