# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUOtvYAnB-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15343513-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/5f7e368a2ba88dc3aeb8fdb131c75cfd319d4927eea53a7c3c007826ef592aed.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-09-04T19:34:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Impact studies! The photo shows the "energy flash" when a projectile launched at speeds up to 17,000 miles an hour impacts a solid surface at the Hypervelocity Ballistic Range at NASA's Ames Research Center. This test is used to simulate what happens when a piece of orbital debris hits a spacecraft in orbit.

Image Credit: NASA

#nasa #research #testing #energy #engineering #spacecraft #orbitaldebris

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## Tags

energy, engineering, nasa, research, orbitaldebris, testing, spacecraft

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