The DART Project: Testing Kinetic Impact to Deflect Asteroids

This chapter discusses the DART project, which aimed to test kinetic impact by redirecting a rocket towards a large asteroid called Dittymus and crashing into a smaller asteroid called Dimorphus. The objective was to move Dimorphus and study the impact force for future asteroid defense strategies.

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