DART probe “saved” the earth from the asteroid Dimorphos

Dimorphos revolves around a larger space object – the asteroid Didymos. Its orbital period was 11 hours 55 minutes. The scientists were ready to carry out the experiment if it happened more than 73 However, the grains of the motion parameters of the object made it clear that the time would become r. The difference of 32 minutes can be considered a multiple victory of mankind over the threat of opajuste.

Now that NASA has received clear guarantees of the efficiency of the idea of ​​correcting the trajectories of celestial bodies with the help of man-made devices, there is a real chance on Earth for effective and effective protection against asteroids that threaten our planet with a large-scale catastrophe.

Image from the Hubble telescope