Evidence for multi-fragmentation and mass shedding of boulders on rubble-pile binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
Asteroids smaller than 10 km are thought to be rubble piles formed from the reaccumulation
of fragments produced in the catastrophic disruption of parent bodies. Ground-based …
of fragments produced in the catastrophic disruption of parent bodies. Ground-based …
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 …
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 …
asteroid Dimorphos on 2022 September 26 as a test of the kinetic impactor technique for …
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 …
Dynamical origin of Dimorphos from fast spinning Didymos
Didymos is a binary near-Earth asteroid. It is the target of the DART and HERA space
missions. The primary body, Didymos, rotates close to the spin at which it is expected to …
missions. The primary body, Didymos, rotates close to the spin at which it is expected to …
Achievement of the planetary defense investigations of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission
NL Chabot, AS Rivkin, AF Cheng… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission was the first to
demonstrate asteroid deflection, and the mission's Level 1 requirements guided its planetary …
demonstrate asteroid deflection, and the mission's Level 1 requirements guided its planetary …
Near to Mid-infrared Spectroscopy of (65803) Didymos as Observed by JWST: Characterization Observations Supporting the Double Asteroid Redirection Test
The Didymos binary asteroid was the target of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)
mission, which intentionally impacted Dimorphos, the smaller member of the binary system …
mission, which intentionally impacted Dimorphos, the smaller member of the binary system …
After DART: using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission
TS Statler, SD Raducan, OS Barnouin… - The planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the first full-scale test of an
asteroid deflection technology. Results from the hypervelocity kinetic impact and Earth …
asteroid deflection technology. Results from the hypervelocity kinetic impact and Earth …
Recent collisional history of (65803) Didymos
A Campo Bagatin, A Dell'Oro, LM Parro… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART, NASA) spacecraft revealed that the
primary of the (65803) Didymos near-Earth asteroid (NEA) binary system is not exactly the …
primary of the (65803) Didymos near-Earth asteroid (NEA) binary system is not exactly the …
DART Impact Ejecta Plume Evolution: Implications for Dimorphos
AF Cheng, SD Raducan, M Jutzi… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft impacted the moon
Dimorphos of the [65803] Didymos binary system and changed the binary orbit period …
Dimorphos of the [65803] Didymos binary system and changed the binary orbit period …