The accident, planned by NASA, occurred on September 26. Images of the consequences of the collision were made by the Italian satellite Light Italian CubeSat.
The spacecraft captured the results of the collision between the asteroid and the spacecraft hours after the accident. From the photo, you can judge the initial state of the asteroid and see the crater and debris of the spacecraft flying at a speed of 22,500 km/h.
Experts will continue to study the historic collision for not even weeks, but several years as fresh data from satellites becomes available. At the same time, the space agency will send new ships to the Didymos system. Below you can see video from the ship before the collision with the asteroid.
The spacecraft captured the results of the collision between the asteroid and the spacecraft hours after the accident. From the photo, you can judge the initial state of the asteroid and see the crater and debris of the spacecraft flying at a speed of 22,500 km/h.
Experts will continue to study the historic collision for not even weeks, but several years as fresh data from satellites becomes available. At the same time, the space agency will send new ships to the Didymos system. Below you can see video from the ship before the collision with the asteroid.
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