[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 …
The ESA Hera mission: detailed characterization of the DART impact outcome and of the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos
Hera is a planetary defense mission under development in the Space Safety and Security
Program of the European Space Agency for launch in 2024 October. It will rendezvous in …
Program of the European Space Agency for launch in 2024 October. It will rendezvous in …
Near-zero cohesion and loose packing of Bennu's near subsurface revealed by spacecraft contact
When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft pressed its sample collection mechanism into the surface
of Bennu, it provided a direct test of the poorly understood near-subsurface physical …
of Bennu, it provided a direct test of the poorly understood near-subsurface physical …
The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
Images collected during NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission provide
the first resolved views of the Didymos binary asteroid system. These images reveal that the …
the first resolved views of the Didymos binary asteroid system. These images reveal that the …
Inferring interiors and structural history of top-shaped asteroids from external properties of asteroid (101955) Bennu
Asteroid interiors play a key role in our understanding of asteroid formation and evolution.
As no direct interior probing has been done yet, characterisation of asteroids' interiors relies …
As no direct interior probing has been done yet, characterisation of asteroids' interiors relies …
Crater population on asteroid (101955) Bennu indicates impact armouring and a young surface
The impactor-to-crater size scaling relationships that enable estimates of planetary surface
ages rely on an accurate formulation of impactor–target physics. An armouring regime …
ages rely on an accurate formulation of impactor–target physics. An armouring regime …
Double asteroid redirection test (dart): Structural and dynamic interactions between asteroidal elements of binary asteroid (65803) didymos
Abstract NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is the first full-scale
planetary defense mission. The target is the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos, in which the …
planetary defense mission. The target is the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos, in which the …
Seismology of rubble-pile asteroids in binary systems
The mutual gravitational interaction of binary asteroids, which make up approximately 15 per
cent of the near-Earth asteroid (NEA) population, provides a continuous tidal force, creating …
cent of the near-Earth asteroid (NEA) population, provides a continuous tidal force, creating …
Low surface strength of the asteroid Bennu inferred from impact ejecta deposit
ME Perry, OS Barnouin, RT Daly, EB Bierhaus… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The surface strength of small rubble-pile asteroids, which are aggregates of unconsolidated
material under microgravity, is poorly constrained but critical to understanding surface …
material under microgravity, is poorly constrained but critical to understanding surface …
Anticipated geological assessment of the (65803) didymos–dimorphos system, target of the DART–LICIACube mission
M Pajola, OS Barnouin, A Lucchetti… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
On 2022 September 26, the DART spacecraft will impact the surface of Dimorphos, the∼
160 m size satellite of the binary near-Earth asteroid (NEA)(65803) Didymos. What will be …
160 m size satellite of the binary near-Earth asteroid (NEA)(65803) Didymos. What will be …