After the test images reveal a dent in the middle of the Didymous. And space scientists are already studying the spider-like feathery smoke and debris pouring out of space rock Dimorphos.
ATLAS is a Hawaii-based asteroid tracking telescope system which also viewed the DART test.
Larry Denneau, ATLAS principal investigator, told French news AFP that the monitored collision caused a “very, very big” expansion of debris that was “several thousand miles in diameter.”
By studying the observations going forward and back astronomers will be able to see if the asteroid’s trajectory has changed.
The satellite LICIACube team said Tuesday that “Now weeks and months of hard work are now starting for scientists and technicians involved in this mission, so stay tuned because we will have a lot to tell!”
