Artist’s impression of the aftermath of the DART impact on Dimorphos

This artist’s illustration shows the ejection of a cloud of debris after NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos. The image was created with the help of the close-up photographs of Dimorphos that the DRACO camera on the DART spacecraft took right before the impact. The DART spacecraft collided with Dimorphos at a speed of over 6 kilometres per second (about 22 000 kilometres per hour). After the impact several telescopes observed the evolution of the cloud of debris, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope.

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ESO/M. Kornmesser

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Identificazione:eso2303b
Tipo:Illustrazione
Data di rilascio:Martedì 21 Marzo 2023 14:00
Notizie relative:eso2303
Grandezza:3840 x 2277 px

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Nome:Dimorphos
Tipo:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Categoria:Illustrations
Solar System

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