DART & HERA, NASA/ESA Asteroid Redirection Missions |
DART & HERA, NASA/ESA Asteroid Redirection Missions |
Nov 24 2021, 07:27 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Surprised we didn't already have a thread. DART launched successfully at 0621 UTC today (23 Nov 21). Mission page here, encounter (as in collision) with small satellite of 65803 Didymos in late Sep/early Oct 2022.
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Sep 26 2022, 11:40 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 13-February 10 Member No.: 5222 |
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Sep 26 2022, 11:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 436 Joined: 14-December 15 Member No.: 7860 |
What is that light "bar" on the lower left side of Dimorphos? Present in multiple images, doesn't seem to be a camera artifact. Another object behind Dimorphos? The illuminated rim of a relatively large crater (or some other depression). For example like here: |
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Sep 27 2022, 02:28 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 13-February 10 Member No.: 5222 |
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