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Space ExplorationPlanetary ScienceNASA DART mission|Planetary Defense for the Earth

Johat Abrego

3 min readAug 10, 2023

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The DART mission, one of the first successful acts of planetary defense in human history. In this article, I will explain you all about this crazy space defense mission.

Space threats

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Planetary defense is one of the most relevant issues in the field of space exploration. For many, it might seem surreal the idea of space threats.

But the dangers are real, every year Earth face incredible hazards coming from the space. Saved

About 40% of the large asteroids up to 140 meters wide have been identified as a potential threat to Earth by NASA. And we are still scanning the space for more.

DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) a New Solution

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The DART mission represents the first planetary defense mission made by human.…