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English: This is a series of 9 observations taken by Webb’s NIRCam instrument, capturing the effects of the DART mission colliding with asteroid Dimorphos as a test of planetary defense. Webb wasn’t the only space telescope with eyes on this target — Hubble also caught the aftermath of the impact, marking the first time both telescopes were used to observe the same target at the same time.
Webb took one observation of the impact location pre-collision, then several observations over the next few hours. The images from Webb’s NIRCam instrument show a tight, compact core, with plumes of material appearing as wisps streaming from the center of the impact site. Observing the DART mission impact with Webb was a unique challenge. The asteroid moved over at a speed over 3 times faster than the original speed limit Webb was designed to track! In the weeks leading up to the impact, teams carefully tested how they would accomplish the task. By the way, this isn’t the last Webb is seeing of this asteroid! Scientists plan to follow-up by observing the same asteroid system with Webb’s MIRI and NIRSpec instruments, both of which should provide insight into the chemical makeup of Dimorphos. Read more about how DART, Webb and Hubble all came together: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/webb-hubble-capture-detailed-views-of-dart-impact Animated gif available here: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/stsci-01ge3by19gp1z0sp96ae53q780.gif |
| Date | 26 September 2022 and 27 September 2022 |
| Source | https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/52405595935/ |
| Author | NASA, ESA, CSA, Cristina Thomas (Northern Arizona University), Ian Wong (NASA-GSFC) |
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This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA, ESA and CSA. NASA Webb material is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that only NASA, STScI, and/or ESA/CSA is credited as the source of the material. This license does not apply if source material from other organizations is in use. The material was created for NASA by Space Telescope Science Institute under Contract NAS5-03127. Copyright statement at webbtelescope.org. For material created by the European Space Agency on the esawebb.org site, use the {{ESA-Webb}} tag. |
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