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

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso2303b
Type:Dessin
Date de publication:21 mars 2023 14:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso2303
Taille:3840 x 2277 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Dimorphos
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Catégorie:Illustrations
Solar System

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