Impact observations of asteroid Dimorphos via Light Italian CubeSat for imaging of asteroids (LICIACube)
On September 26th 2022, LICIACube monitored Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impact on asteroid Dimorphos, which is the smaller component of a binary asteroid system. These close observations revealed the impact ejecta features of the first planetary defence test with a kinetic impact...
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| description | On September 26th 2022, LICIACube monitored Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impact on asteroid Dimorphos, which is the smaller component of a binary asteroid system. These close observations revealed the impact ejecta features of the first planetary defence test with a kinetic impactor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06971c4f329748e58d901d59bca7f5f82023-06-18T11:19:48ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-05-011411310.1038/s41467-023-38705-0Impact observations of asteroid Dimorphos via Light Italian CubeSat for imaging of asteroids (LICIACube)Elisabetta Dotto0Angelo Zinzi1INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di RomaASI, SSDC, Via del Politecnico s.n.c.On September 26th 2022, LICIACube monitored Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impact on asteroid Dimorphos, which is the smaller component of a binary asteroid system. These close observations revealed the impact ejecta features of the first planetary defence test with a kinetic impactor.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38705-0 |
| spellingShingle | Elisabetta Dotto Angelo Zinzi Impact observations of asteroid Dimorphos via Light Italian CubeSat for imaging of asteroids (LICIACube) Nature Communications |
| title | Impact observations of asteroid Dimorphos via Light Italian CubeSat for imaging of asteroids (LICIACube) |
| title_full | Impact observations of asteroid Dimorphos via Light Italian CubeSat for imaging of asteroids (LICIACube) |
| title_fullStr | Impact observations of asteroid Dimorphos via Light Italian CubeSat for imaging of asteroids (LICIACube) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact observations of asteroid Dimorphos via Light Italian CubeSat for imaging of asteroids (LICIACube) |
| title_short | Impact observations of asteroid Dimorphos via Light Italian CubeSat for imaging of asteroids (LICIACube) |
| title_sort | impact observations of asteroid dimorphos via light italian cubesat for imaging of asteroids liciacube |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38705-0 |
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