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• Telescope images of the DART impact - RL - 9/27/2022 11:37:21 PM
  • It worked better than expected: - podrock - 10/11/2022 7:52:11 PM
    • Bravo! A tremendously successful experiment! - BuckGalaxy - 10/12/2022 3:55:09 AM
      • The choice of a binary asteroid was brilliant - RL - 10/13/2022 3:13:38 AM
  • How much energy did DART transfer? n/t - RobVG - 9/30/2022 12:08:20 AM
    • E = 1/2 mv^2 - ER - 9/30/2022 2:19:17 AM
      • DART weighed in at 1260 lbs - BuckGalaxy - 9/30/2022 7:58:09 AM
        • That's about 600 kg. - ER - 9/30/2022 12:58:52 PM
          • This reads like it's relative to Dimorphos - BuckGalaxy - 9/30/2022 3:48:33 PM
            • At that speed, and with 600kg mass... - RL - 9/30/2022 5:36:16 PM
  • First LICIACube images - BuckGalaxy - 9/28/2022 1:00:49 AM
  • That was a lot more powerful than I expected. - ER - 9/28/2022 12:46:37 AM
    • Probably an indication it was more rumble than solid rock or metal - BuckGalaxy - 9/28/2022 1:02:42 AM

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