Throwing DARTs at Asteroids

Event Start:
2021-11-08T15:00:00
Event End:
2021-11-08T16:00:00
Event Information:

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is NASA's first dedicated planetary defense mission. Set to launch later this month from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, USA,  DART will demonstrate active asteroid deflection by altering the mutual orbit of the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos through a kinetic impact. Said kinetic impact is planned to happen in Fall 2022. Ejecta, rocks and gravel expelled at high velocity from the impact crater, will most likely be created during the collision of the spacecraft with its target.

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Speaker:
Siegfried Eggl (U Illinois)
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Add to Calendar Event Start: 2021-11-08T15:00:00 Event End: 2021-11-08T16:00:00 Throwing DARTs at Asteroids Event Information: The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is NASA's first dedicated planetary defense mission. Set to launch later this month from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, USA,  DART will demonstrate active asteroid deflection by altering the mutual orbit of the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos through a kinetic impact. Said kinetic impact is planned to happen in Fall 2022. Ejecta, rocks and gravel expelled at high velocity from the impact crater, will most likely be created during the collision of the spacecraft with its target. Event Location: Connect via zoom

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