DART Mission Shows Potential for Planetary Defense by Smashing Asteroid into New Orbit

Chris Palmer

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Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (5) : 7-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2023.03.002

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DART Mission Shows Potential for Planetary Defense by Smashing Asteroid into New Orbit

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Chris Palmer. DART Mission Shows Potential for Planetary Defense by Smashing Asteroid into New Orbit. Engineering, 2023, 24(5): 7‒9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2023.03.002

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