Planetary defense with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission and prospects
A. S. Rivkin, A. F. Cheng
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.
Topics & Concepts
DartAstrobiologyAsteroidComputer sciencePhysicsProgramming languageAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationGamma-ray bursts and supernovae