NASA's DART mission provides insights into near-Earth asteroid Didymos and Dimorphos' formation and reveals the ability to change asteroid path.
NASA's DART mission has provided valuable insights into the history and composition of two near-Earth asteroids, Didymos and Dimorphos, with the mission's images revealing that Didymos likely formed around 12.5 million years ago, while Dimorphos was formed approximately 300,000 years ago. Both asteroids are classified as "rubble pile" asteroids, composed of fragments of a parent asteroid that underwent catastrophic destruction. The DART mission demonstrated the ability to change the path of an asteroid, offering improved understanding of binary asteroid systems.
July 30, 2024
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