NASA's DART is about to crash an asteroid

DART MISSION DART MISSION By: My space stories By: My space stories

NASA's DART mission target is space rock, name is Dimorphos.

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Right now this spacecraft traveling at speed of more than 14000 miles per hour.

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Main motto of this mission is "Planetary defence test mission".

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Dimorphos is in binary system with Didymos. This asteroid have no threat to Earth.

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The impact is expected to alter the speed of Dimorphos by a fraction of a percent, astronomers say,

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This test is important for our Earth future. Any upcoming harmful asteroid.

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DART spacecraft will hit asteroid on Sept. 26, 2022.

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This test image of Earth is captured by DART mini-photographer on Sept 22,2022.

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NASA's DART is about to crash an asteroid

NASA's DART is about to crash an asteroid

NASA's DART mission target is space rock, name is Dimorphos.

Right now this spacecraft traveling at speed of more than 14000 miles per hour.

Main motto of this mission is "Planetary defence test mission".

Dimorphos is in binary system with Didymos. This asteroid have no threat to Earth.

The impact is expected to alter the speed of Dimorphos by a fraction of a percent, astronomers say,

This test is important for our Earth future. Any upcoming harmful asteroid.

DART spacecraft will hit asteroid on Sept. 26, 2022.

This test image of Earth is captured by DART mini-photographer on Sept 22,2022.

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