Close-up image of the DART spacecraft's final moments before impacting the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on September 26, 2022. The spacecraft's outline is visible between two boulders on the asteroid's surface, three seconds prior to impact. This image showcases the success of the DART mission, a planetary defense test to demonstrate asteroid deflection techniques.

Astronomy Picture from 09/03/2023

DART vs Dimorphos

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230309.html


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