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Planetary Defense DART | Update 31.3



[h3]DART Mission[/h3]
NASA’s DART mission will intentionally collide the DART spacecraft with the asteroid Dimorphos, attempting to change its orbit & testing humanity's ability to protect Earth from future asteroids. Check out our simulation of this mission:
Open > DART: Humanity's First Planetary Defense Experiment

[h3]More Highlights[/h3]
Fragment temperature and glow from collisions are now realistically based on the collision energy. Low energy collisions, like the one shown here, don’t generate enough energy to make the particles glow.


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Camera transitions after the target collides are smoother


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Explosions now create rock fragments and dust clouds


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Under-the-hood improvements to make referencing known objects more reliable



This update includes 1+ additions and 20+ fixes and improvements.

Check out the full list of What's New in Update 31.3

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