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Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Asteroids
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gptkbp:analysis |
ongoing
ongoing analysis of impact data |
gptkbp:collaboration |
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
NASA and Johns Hopkins APL involvement of global space agencies in planetary defense efforts |
gptkbp:collaborations |
with international space agencies
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gptkbp:collection |
observations of impact and aftermath
impact crater size and shape |
gptkbp:community |
engaged
increased interest in planetary defense |
gptkbp:community_engagement |
educational outreach programs
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gptkbp:data_transmission |
real-time data sent back to Earth
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gptkbp:date |
September 26, 2022
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gptkbp:event_type |
kinetic impactor test
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gptkbp:events |
September 26, 2022
recorded by multiple cameras |
gptkbp:follow-up_mission |
Hera mission by ESA
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gptkbp:funding |
NASA budget allocations
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gptkbp:future_prospects |
potential for protecting Earth from asteroids
for planetary defense strategies in planetary defense technologies |
gptkbp:goal |
to test planetary defense techniques
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
DART impact event
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gptkbp:impact |
approximately 90 degrees
conducted by scientists studied by multiple research teams approximately 6.6 km/s confirmed by multiple observatories Dimorphos surface about 3.7 gigajoules advances in asteroid research altered trajectory of Dimorphos confirmed by multiple sources in the vicinity of Didymos |
gptkbp:impact_crater |
created a new crater on Dimorphos
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gptkbp:impact_event_date |
September 26, 2022
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gptkbp:impact_trajectory |
calculated prior to impact
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gptkbp:initial_impact_speed |
approximately 24,000 mph
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gptkbp:is_funded_by |
gptkb:NASA's_Planetary_Defense_Coordination_Office
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gptkbp:is_observed_in |
ground-based telescopes
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gptkbp:launch_date |
November 24, 2021
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
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gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Dimorphos
near Earth |
gptkbp:mass_of_spacecraft |
approximately 600 kg
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gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive
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gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:NASA's_Double_Asteroid_Redirection_Test
gptkb:NASA's_Johns_Hopkins_APL gptkb:Hera_mission ongoing confirmed by NASA successful demonstration of asteroid deflection successful deflection of asteroid to demonstrate asteroid deflection to test planetary defense |
gptkbp:mission_duration |
approximately 1 year
approximately 10 months |
gptkbp:mission_type |
kinetic impactor mission
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gptkbp:notable_mission |
first test of planetary defense technology
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gptkbp:orbital_altitude |
demonstrated principles of orbital mechanics
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gptkbp:orbital_change |
measured in minutes
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gptkbp:orbital_change_verification |
through radar observations
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gptkbp:orbital_period |
approximately 32 minutes
approximately 11.9 hours measured by ground-based telescopes via telescopic observations |
gptkbp:outcome |
successful deflection of asteroid
successfully altered the asteroid's orbit |
gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Double_Asteroid_Redirection_Test_mission
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gptkbp:post_impact_observations |
conducted by multiple observatories
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gptkbp:post-impact_analysis |
measuring orbital period change
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gptkbp:public_awareness |
increased regarding asteroid threats
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gptkbp:public_interest |
high
high media coverage |
gptkbp:public_reaction |
enthusiastic support for space exploration
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gptkbp:publications |
resulting from mission data
numerous papers published post-event |
gptkbp:resulting_change |
orbital period decreased by 32 minutes
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gptkbp:scientific_goals |
understand impact dynamics
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gptkbp:scientific_instruments |
gptkb:DRACO_camera
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gptkbp:significance |
first demonstration of asteroid deflection
first test of asteroid deflection technology |
gptkbp:spacecraft |
DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)
designed for high-speed impact |
gptkbp:target_asteroid_size |
approximately 160 meters in diameter
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gptkbp:targeted_asteroid |
gptkb:Dimorphos
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gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:Didymos_system
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gptkbp:type |
kinetic impactor
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gptkbp:uses_technology |
autonomous navigation system
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of |
kinetic impactor technology
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