Season 8 · Episode 636
S8 Ep636: 13. The Success of NASA’s DART Mission Guest: Rahil Makadia Rahil Makadia explains the success of NASA’s DART mission, which impacted the asteroid Dimorphos to test planetary defense. This kinetic impact altered the asteroid's orbit by 30 minutes. Makadia
The John Batchelor Show · John Batchelor
March 25, 202613m 7s
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13. The Success of NASA’s DART Mission Guest: Rahil Makadia Rahil Makadia explains the success of NASA’s DART mission, which impacted the asteroid Dimorphos to test planetary defense. This kinetic impact altered the asteroid's orbit by 30 minutes. Makadia notes that most asteroids are "rubble piles," and the impact's effectiveness is boosted by material kicked off the surface. (13)
MAY 1953