Planetary defense exercise uses Apophis as hazardous asteroid stand-in

The path of asteroid Apophis
Tuesday, May 31, 2022

UArizona scientists took part in an international planetary defense exercise that used asteroid Apophis – a large, potentially hazardous asteroid – to test the planetary defense response chain.

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