In 2022, NASA's DART spacecraft rammed an asteroid at high speed. But it probably didn't leave a mark!
Most likely, DART changed the shape of the entire asteroid -- an important thing to know before we need to deflect a dangerous space rock away from Earth.
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/DART_impact_might_have_reshaped_Hera_s_target_asteroid #space #NASA #ESA #astronomy #science
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