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2021 · NASA · Asteroid Dimorphos · Completed

Agency: NASA
Status: Completed
End Date: 2022-09-26
Destination: Asteroid Dimorphos
Launch Date: 2021-11-24

Objective

Flew into an asteroid at 22,500 km/h and shortened its orbit by 32 minutes — far more than predicted, because the ejecta pushed back. The first demonstration that deflection works.

Open on the Cosmic Exploration shelf — the interactive card, the filters, and everything alongside it.

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