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No, NASA’s DART asteroid impact probably won’t cause meteor showers on Earth, but it might on Mars

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Debris from the impact of NASA's DART spacecraft with the asteroid Dimorphos could reach Earth and Mars, astronomers have concluded. While the debris could produce meteors on Mars, it's unlikely we'll see a meteor shower on Earth.

DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, bumped into Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, with the intention of testing whether a kinetic impact could ...