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DART Asteroid Deflection 3D Explorer vs alternatives
DART Asteroid Deflection 3D Explorer turns NASA's real 2022 kinetic-impact test into a draggable 3D scene you can replay before/after - NASA/JHU APL mission materials win for authoritative published detail; the peer-reviewed Nature paper wins for the exact measured orbital result.
| Option | Strength | Access | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| DART Asteroid Deflection 3D Explorer (this page) | Interactive before/after replay of the impact and orbit-speed change, in one 3D scene | Free, in browser | Simplified two-state animation, not a gravitational simulation |
| NASA / JHU APL mission materials | Authoritative published mission detail and imagery | Free, published reference | No interactive 3D scene |
| Nature (Thomas et al., 2023) | Peer-reviewed exact orbital-period-change measurement | Published paper | No interactive visualization |
Key published figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Impact date/time | 26 September 2022, 23:14 UTC |
| Orbital period change | -33 min (11h 55m to about 11h 22m) |
| Minimum-success threshold | 73 seconds - exceeded by more than 25x |
Start with the step-by-step guide or when to use. Open the DART Asteroid Deflection 3D Explorer.
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