DART’s data verify its smashing success at deflecting asteroid moon Dimorphos

Coralie D. Adam ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 616, issue 7957, 437-438

Abstract: A strategy for deflecting asteroids on a path towards Earth has passed its first test. The results confirm predictions about how asteroids respond to impact — and offer useful insights.

Keywords: Asteroids; comets and Kuiper belt; Astronomy and astrophysics; Planetary science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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