{"id":67533,"date":"2022-09-21T09:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=67533"},"modified":"2022-09-21T09:07:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:07:08","slug":"asteroid-blaster-adams-presents-on-planetary-defense-for-science-cafe%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=67533","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid Blaster: Adams presents on planetary defense for Science Caf\u00e9\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ISAK SMITH
PHOTOS BY KADRIAN AYARZA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FHSU\u2019s Paul Adams gave a presentation on NASA\u2019s new Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) at Monday\u2019s Science Caf\u00e9 meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on a collision-oriented asteroid deflection strategy, the DART Mission is the first kinetic impactor project of its kind.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul Adams shifts the focus toward the screen as he introduces his presentation on planetary defense. \n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Presenting a slap bracelet from the cosmosphere, Adams demonstrates a comparison between the thin metal of the bracelet and the metal of the New Horizons satellite he describes in his presentation. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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As the presentation comes to a close, Dr. Adams redirects the attention to the crowd and allows the audience to ask questions. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The venture by NASA scientists utilizes a new satellite designed to track down and make contact with the Dimorphos asteroid this coming Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams illustrated the mission with an analogy: \u201cIt\u2019s like smacking a vending machine into the Pyramid of Giza.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill it deflect the Pyramid of Giza? Not much, but enough,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vending machine equipped with a xenon ion thruster traveling at 15,000 mph, that is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before impact, the system is designed to deploy a smaller satellite, LICIACube, to record the collision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams said LIACIACube\u2019s camera was inspired by the New Horizons satellite used to explore Pluto up close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project will be an excellent opportunity for scientists to gather data regarding the validity and practicality of this asteroid defense strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those looking to learn more about the mission, the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins hosts a countdown<\/a> to DART\u2019s contact with the Dimorphos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next month, Laura Wilson will deliver a presentation titled \u201cHell\u2019s Aquarium\u201d on October 24th, and students are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science Caf\u00e9 meetings are located at The Venue on Vine Street and are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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