The Dart mission, which sent a spacecraft yesterday (26) to divert the trajectory of an asteroid with the impact of the “hit”, was successful. The test was a kind of “planetary defense” to verify the Earth's protective capacity in the event of threats in the future.
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Curiosities
- Did you know that the ship was no bigger than a car? So it is!
- The predicted time for the collision was 20:14 pm (Brasília time), and it happened exactly at this time.
- The ship was traveling at more than 20.000 km/h. Wow!
The NASA teams, who were gathered at the control center, exploded with happiness at the spectacular images of the asteroid Dimorphos approaching until shortly before impact. You saw it in the video, right?
“We are embarking on a new era where we potentially have the ability to protect ourselves from a dangerous asteroid impact,” said Lori Glaze, director of planetary sciences at NASA.
And everything was broadcast live on YouTube. You could clearly see the rocks on the gray surface of the asteroid, 11 million kilometers from Earth.
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(With AFP)
