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.

Credit:

ESO/M. Kornmesser

About the Image

Id:eso2303b
Type:Artwork
Release date:21 March 2023, 14:00
Related releases:eso2303
Size:3840 x 2277 px

About the Object

Name:Dimorphos
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Category:Illustrations
Solar System

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