1/ #BFFinSpace Hubble (L) and Webb (R) have captured detailed views of the #DART impact, marking the first time that the two observatories have viewed the same target simultaneously. Read more: esawebb.org/news/weic2215/
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2/ 27 September at 01:14 CEST, #DART intentionally crashed into #Dimorphos, an asteroid moonlet. It was the world’s first test of the kinetic impact technique using a spacecraft to deflect an asteroid, a test for defending Earth against asteroid or comet hazards.
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3/ This gif shows Webb's view of the impact, a tight, compact core, with plumes of material appearing as wisps streaming away from the centre of where the impact took place.
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4/ And here is 's complementary view: ejecta, material thrown out from the impact, appears as rays stretching out from the body of the asteroid. The bolder, fanned-out spike of ejecta to the left of the asteroid is where DART impacted.
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6. ESA's #HeraMission, due to launch in October 2024, will also perform a detailed post-impact survey of the target asteroid Dimorphos.
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But what was the result? Was the impact succesful in changing the orbit?
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Are the two images at the same scale? And if I get it, HST 350 nm (blue) vs. JWST 700 nm (red), are there also observations in other filters (especially in infrared)?
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