197: A massive asteroid hit at tremendous speed with Prof. Richardson
- Author
- Carrie Nugent
- Published
- Sun 22 May 2022
- Episode Link
- https://spacepod.libsyn.com/197-a-massive-asteroid-hit-at-tremendous-speed-with-prof-richardson
Professor Derek Richardson gives us an update on the DART mission, which is headed towards tiny asteroid moon Dimorphos. If all goes well this fall, DART will crash into Dimorphos at four miles per second! This experiment will be a test of asteroid deflection technology.
