Planetary defense with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission and prospects

Andrew S. Rivkin () and Andrew F. Cheng
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Andrew S. Rivkin: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Andrew F. Cheng: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission intentionally impacted the asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, and this kinetic impact changed Dimorphos’ orbit around its binary companion Didymos. This first planetary defense test explored technological readiness for this method of asteroid deflection.

Date: 2023
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