watch! DART spacecraft exploring asteroids It is scheduled to crash into asteroid Dimorphos on September 27, 2022 at 06.14 am (Thailand time) following being launched into space on November 24, 2021 that passed. Come on a mission to save the world
Today (26 Sep 2022) Facebook page National Astronomical Research Institute Or, DART published a message stating that the asteroid probe DART mission. It is scheduled to crash into asteroid Dimorphos on September 27, 2022 at 06.14 am (Thailand time) following being launched into space on November 24, 2021 that passed. come
The DART mission, short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, has a primary objective: small asteroid crash It is one of the few space exploration missions where the spacecraft slams into a target object. to study the trajectory of asteroids at risk of hitting Earth in the future
Scientists have detected and studied the orbits of nearly 30,000 asteroids in the near-Earth orbiting solar system. The asteroid whose orbit cuts through the Earth’s orbit. It will be more vulnerable to crash into the world. Scientists and experts want to prepare for the risk of an asteroid hitting Earth in the future.
Theoretically, if scientists detect an asteroid with a trajectory hitting Earth, The space agency will send an impact craft (Impactor) to deflect the asteroid’s trajectory from Earth. But scientists don’t want this idea to be just a theory. Real trials are required to accommodate future scenarios.
from the above goals Therefore, the DART mission was initiated, where the spacecraft will collide with a small asteroid named “Dimorphos” orbiting an asteroid named “Didymos” (Didymos). There is no risk of hitting the world. And a DART crash does not increase the risk at all. Scientists speculate that the collision of the DART spacecraft will affect Dimorphos’ orbit.
Dimorphos is currently orbiting Didimos for a period of 11 hours and 55 minutes. After the impact of the DART, the orbital period is shortened by approximately 10 minutes. Observation of the outcome will take several weeks. to compare the changes in the orbital period from theory This will provide scientists with effective methods. and ready to deal with asteroids that may hit Earth in the future
However, situations where DART will miss its target in the asteroid Dimorphos crash is possible. (Although very few), and if such a situation arises Scientists and experts will bring data and experience from the DART spacecraft as a test mission. as a foundation for the development of space technology to further deflect the trajectory of asteroids