The Dimorphos ejecta plume properties revealed by LICIACube / Physical properties of asteroid Dimorphos as derived from the DART impact / Characterization of the DART Impact Ejecta Plume on #Dimorphos from #LICIACube Observations: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06998-2 / https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02200-3 / https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ad09ba -> Close-up images of #DART’s asteroid smashup reveal complex debris: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/analyzing-images-from-a-close-flyby-of-darts-asteroid-impact/ - a CubeSat trailed the DART asteroid impactor, capturing images of debris set loose.

Analyzing images from a close flyby of DART’s asteroid impact - Enlarge (credit: ASI/NASA)

In 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Red... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2006712 #asteroids #astronomy #liciacube #science #dart #nasa #esa

DART impact ejecta captured by LICIACube

#apl #asi #asteroid #dart #liciacube #mars #mars2020 #nasa #perseverance #redirect

3 new pictures from @stim3on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=3&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20230927104308

One year ago today the #DARTMission crashed into asteroid Dimorphos. This image was taken by the accompanying #LICIACube spacecraft and shows ejecta streaming out after the impact.

https://flic.kr/p/2p5yjEZ
Credit: ASI/NASA/APL/Simeon Schmauß

Il microsatellite italiano #LICIACube coordinato dall'Agenzia Spaziale Italiana e costruito da Argotec premiato come missione smallsat dell'anno dall'American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
https://www.asi.it/2023/08/liciacube-vince-il-premio-internazionale-come-missione-smallsat-dellanno/

La fantasia stupenda dei ragazzi e la missione #liciacube https://www.oa-roma.inaf.it/blog/liciacube-fotografa-e-musa-per-ragazzi/ #oar #astronomia

In viaggio con #DART

https://dropseaofulaula.blogspot.com/2022/10/in-viaggio-con-dart.html

Un piccolo video dedicato alla missione che un paio di settimane fa è andata contro un #asteroide per modificarne l'orbita intorno a un altro asteroide.
Nello spazio con DART c'era anche il piccolo satellite italiano #LiciaCUBE

"Data obtained by NASA’s DART investigation team shows the spacecraft's kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, successfully altered its orbit. This marks humanity’s first time changing the motion of a celestial object and the first demonstration of asteroid deflection technology"

Info: https://nasa.gov/feature/nasa-dart-imagery-shows-changed-orbit-of-target-asteroid

I love the Italian Space Agency working with Nasa on this!

#NASA #DART
#LUKE camera on #LICIACube #SPACE #ASI

GIF Source: https://nitter.net/landru79/status/1579925959708676097#m

Credit: ASI/NASA/j. Roger

Never mind the low res, what an incredible and valuable animation!

#DARTMission #LICIACube

https://nitter.42l.fr/LICIACube/status/1579897802234433536

Die italienische ASI veröffentlicht erst Bilder vom #DART Einschlag in #Dimorphos die ihr Satellit #LICIACube aufgenommen hat

https://www.asi.it/2022/09/liciacube-conferenza-stampa-con-le-prime-immagini/

Here is a reconstruction of #DART's impact on minor-planet moon Dimorphos, as observed by the Italian cubesat LICIACube, which is in orbit around near Earth asteroid Didymos.

The reconstruction assumes #LICIAcube's camera was centered on #Dimorphos and so we see #Didymos move with respect to its moon. Without knowing the exact geometry of bodies and camera at the moment of the impact this is just one of many possibilities.

Processed images from: https://nitter.pussthecat.org/LICIACube/status/1574791158844346368

Joan Anton Català Amigó @estelsiplanetes

Simplement impressionant!
Han arribat les primeres imatges capturades pel petit satèl·lit italià LICIACube, que feia dies que s'havia desacoblat de la sonda DART i la seguia a distància prudencial. Dimorphos és l'objecte en segon pla.
Bravo magnifico lavoro!
LICIACube @LICIACube · Sep 27
Ecco le prime immagini scattate da #LICIACube dell’impatto di #DARTmission su #Dimorphos.

Planmäßig zerschellte die DART-Sonde auf dem Asteroidenmond Dimorphos. Der Test soll zeigen, ob man potenziell gefährliche Asteroiden von der Erde weglenken kann.
Generalprobe für die Weltrettung geglückt​
#Didymos #Dimorphos #DART #LiciaCube #NASA #ESA #Asteroid #Ablenkung #Bahn #Einschlag #Weltrettung #Astronomie​
- Spektrum der #Wissenschaft
https://www.spektrum.de/news/dart-mission-generalprobe-fuer-die-weltrettung-geglueckt/2061318

Brace for impact: NASA teams ready for DART’s asteroid impact test https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/09/dart-impact/ #planetarydefense #international #dimorphos #liciacube #european #featured #uncrewed #didymos #other #dart #hera #nasa #apl

My little Artificial Unintelligent Agent informs me that #NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) is communicating with the Italian CubeSat #LICIAcube which is on its way to witness #DART meeting its destiny onto asteroid #Dimorphos, on Mon. Sep 26, 2022 at 23:14:00 UTC (19:14:00 EDT). DSN is also currently communicating with DART.

https://dart.jhuapl.edu/Mission/index.php
https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html

The clocks are ticking: 3 days separate us from #DARTmission's impact onto the asteroid #Dimorphos, and #LICIACube's cameras are preparing to look at it from very close.
https://nitter.42l.fr/LICIACube/status/1573319279080087552

LICIACube is a Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging of Asteroids:
https://www.asi.it/en/planets-stars-universe/solar-system-and-beyond/liciacube/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LICIACube

Less than 2 weeks for the #DARTMission fateful arrival to Dimorphos, and the #LICIACube companion has detached.

Here's "Demise nominal", mine from 2020, fingerpainted on tablet with #SketchbookApp.

Borrowed a lot look&feel from #Hayabusa2 at Ryugu, imagining how the impact could bee seen from the cubesat