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DART Asteroid Impact from Space

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 29, 2022 is “DART Asteroid Impact from Space,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: ASI / NASA. The original explanation runs about 130 words.

DART Asteroid Impact from Space
Credit: Image Credit: ASI / NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Fifteen days before impact, the DART spacecraft deployed a small companion satellite to document its historic planetary defense technology demonstration. Provided by the Italian Space Agency, the Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging Asteroids, aka LICIACube, recorded this image of the event’s aftermath .”

— APOD editors, September 29, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 29, 2022
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: ASI / NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 130 words

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