Sunday, June 18, 2023

 "33 minutes is much bigger than 7 minutes."


Starts near 3:00. DART worked great. Flying colors. But planetary scientists must extract all the information they can. Keep in mind there will be a probe called Hera that will get "after" pictures. This panel presentation is what can be figured out with just "before" and "during" information. 

  • Pic at 8:30 high res mosaic of Dimorphos surface. Official map of a world. Landmarks are centered where DART hit and rearranged everything.
  • 17:00, the impact image, with radiant debris. Cool dust gap ballistic effect.
  • 21:40. Splatter flick.
  • 26:50. Land observation slideshow.
  • Q&A at 30:00

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