Kelly Lepo on Nostr: Goal of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) was to measure how much an impact ...
Goal of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) was to measure how much an impact changes the orbit of an asteroid by measuring changes in the orbital period binary asteroid. This allows you to measure an impact without having to meaningfully change the orbit of a large asteroid.
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