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Consider the following statement regarding Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

1. It aims to crash an impactor spacecraft into an asteroid moon for planetary defense purposes.

2. It is an planetary-defence mission of NASA

3. It is a first such mission to make impact on a asteroid.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Choose the correct answer using the codes below

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

1 Only

2 and 3 only

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Explanation:

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a planned space probe that will demonstrate the kinetic effects of crashing an impactor spacecraft into an asteroid moon for planetary defense purposes DART planetary-defence mission will be will launched by the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in June 2021.

DART won’t be the first spacecraft to wallop an asteroid. Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe smashed a copper cannonball into the space rock Ryugu, to unearth pristine subsurface material for study.