NASA’s Dart probe hit Dimorphos, the small asteroid with a diameter of 160 meters, to divert its trajectory, in the first planetary defense experiment, that is, designed to defend the Earth from threatening asteroids in the future. As the Dart probe approached its target, its camera sent more and more detailed images to Earth of the irregular, rugged surface of the tiny celestial body.
The test, carried out to evaluate the ability of the system to defend the planet from asteroids potentially threatening in the event of an impact in the atmosphere, it was carried out 7 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) away. At 1.15 am Italian time NASA technicians shouted for joy and then exploded into a long applause after the computer systems had certified the impact.
September 27, 2022 – Updated September 27, 2022, 9.15pm
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