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The impact of Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft's intentional collision with asteroid Dimorphos and its corresponding plumule as seen by using the Mookodi instrument on the SAAO's 1-m Lesedi telescope. NASA's first flight mission for planetary defense, DART seeks to test and validate a method to protect Earth in case of an asteroid impact threat.

This is the English translation of the Media of the day description page from 2 December 2022.

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