Orbital period change of Dimorphos due to the DART kinetic impact

CA Thomas, SP Naidu, P Scheirich, NA Moskovitz… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully performed
the first test of a kinetic impactor for asteroid deflection by impacting Dimorphos, the …

[HTML][HTML] Micromechanical testing and property upscaling of planetary rocks: A critical review

Y Liu, G Zhang, J Qiao, X Tang - International Journal of Mining Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the mechanical behavior of planetary rocks is indispensable for
space explorations. The scarcity of pristine samples and the irregular shapes of planetary …

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 …

Radar observations and a physical model of binary near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, target of the DART mission

SP Naidu, LAM Benner, M Brozovic, MC Nolan… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Near-Earth asteroid Didymos is a binary system and the target of the proposed
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission (Cheng et al., 2016), which is a planetary …

Shapes, structures, and evolution of small bodies

Y Zhang, P Michel - Astrodynamics, 2021 - Springer
Small bodies are among the best tracers of our Solar System's history. A large number of
space missions to small bodies (past and future) offer a unique opportunity to use these …

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) …

Effects of impact and target parameters on the results of a kinetic impactor: predictions for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission

AM Stickle, ME DeCoster, C Burger… - The planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will impact into the
asteroid Dimorphos on 2022 September 26 as a test of the kinetic impactor technique for …

Preliminary mission profile of Hera's Milani CubeSat

F Ferrari, V Franzese, M Pugliatti, C Giordano… - Advances in Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
CubeSats offer a flexible and low-cost option to increase the scientific and technological
return of small-body exploration missions. ESA's Hera mission, the European component of …

Trajectory options for hera's milani cubesat around (65803) didymos

F Ferrari, V Franzese, M Pugliatti, C Giordano… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - Springer
The dynamical environment in the close-proximity of small celestial bodies is characterized
by a very weak and irregular gravity field. In this low-acceleration deep-space environment …

The excited spin state of Dimorphos resulting from the DART impact

HF Agrusa, I Gkolias, K Tsiganis, DC Richardson… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is a planetary defense-
driven test of a kinetic impactor on Dimorphos, the satellite of the binary asteroid 65803 …