The leader of the research group of the mission Double Asteroid Direction Test (DART) of the NASADerek Richardson, warned that “the asteroid Dimorphoswhich formed 300,000 years ago, could be spinning in a chaotic and unpredictable manner, which would imply erratic behavior and potential dangers for the terrestrial surface of our planet.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration It hit the planetoid and caused a “misalignment” that altered its gravitational balance with Dyremos, a near-Earth object from the Apollo group, along with the scattering of debris.
Dimorphos, the 300,000-year-old asteroid that NASA’s “DART” mission hit
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A recent study conducted by the University of Maryland has added more uncertainty to the scenario described by the NASA. Scientists discovered that, in addition to the deformation suffered, Dimorphos you may be experiencing unstable behavior in your movement.
The DART mission of the US space agency represented a crucial advance in planetary defense and, despite the challenges posed by the negative impact against the asteroide Dimorphosthe importance of having technology capable of deflecting celestial bodies that “could threaten the Earth” was highlighted.
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In this regard, Derek Richardson assured that “There is a non-zero probability that an asteroid or comet will come close and endanger the planet.”.
However, the results obtained after the impact of DART indicate that the process of formation and evolution of asteroids as Dimorphos It is much more complex than previously thought.
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This situation could also have implications for future asteroid redirection attempts, as the after-effects of a collision could be more complex than anticipated.
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2024-08-27 18:44:00