[HTML][HTML] Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence
Although no known asteroid poses a threat to Earth for at least the next century, the
catalogue of near-Earth asteroids is incomplete for objects whose impacts would produce …
catalogue of near-Earth asteroids is incomplete for objects whose impacts would produce …
Orbital period change of Dimorphos due to the DART kinetic impact
Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully performed
the first test of a kinetic impactor for asteroid deflection by impacting Dimorphos, the …
the first test of a kinetic impactor for asteroid deflection by impacting Dimorphos, the …
Water reservoirs in small planetary bodies: meteorites, asteroids, and comets
Asteroids and comets are the remnants of the swarm of planetesimals from which the
planets ultimately formed, and they retain records of processes that operated prior to and …
planets ultimately formed, and they retain records of processes that operated prior to and …
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART): planetary defense investigations and requirements
Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a Planetary Defense mission,
designed to demonstrate the kinetic impactor technique on (65803) Didymos I Dimorphos …
designed to demonstrate the kinetic impactor technique on (65803) Didymos I Dimorphos …
Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid Dimorphos
Some active asteroids have been proposed to be formed as a result of impact events.
Because active asteroids are generally discovered by chance only after their tails have fully …
Because active asteroids are generally discovered by chance only after their tails have fully …
Asteroid families: properties, recent advances, and future opportunities
Collisions are one of the key processes sha** planetary systems. Asteroid families are
outcomes of such collision still identifiable across our solar system. The families provide a …
outcomes of such collision still identifiable across our solar system. The families provide a …
LICIACube-the Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids in support of the NASA DART mission towards asteroid (65803) Didymos
E Dotto, V Della Corte, M Amoroso, I Bertini… - Planetary and Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract “LICIACube–the Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids” is managed by the
Italian Space Agency (ASI) and will be part of the NASA DART mission, with the aim of i) …
Italian Space Agency (ASI) and will be part of the NASA DART mission, with the aim of i) …
Light curves and colours of the ejecta from Dimorphos after the DART impact
A Graykowski, RA Lambert, F Marchis, D Cazeneuve… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract On 26 September 2022, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft
struck Dimorphos, a satellite of the asteroid 65803 Didymos. Because it is a binary system, it …
struck Dimorphos, a satellite of the asteroid 65803 Didymos. Because it is a binary system, it …
Fast boulder fracturing by thermal fatigue detected on stony asteroids
Spacecraft observations revealed that rocks on carbonaceous asteroids, which constitute
the most numerous class by composition, can develop millimeter-to-meter-scale fractures …
the most numerous class by composition, can develop millimeter-to-meter-scale fractures …
Chelyabinsk airburst, damage assessment, meteorite recovery, and characterization
OP Popova, P Jenniskens, V Emel'yanenko… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The asteroid impact near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on 15 February 2013 was the
largest airburst on Earth since the 1908 Tunguska event, causing a natural disaster in an …
largest airburst on Earth since the 1908 Tunguska event, causing a natural disaster in an …