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Telescope images of the DART impact September 27, 2022 4:37 pm RL

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/photos-show-drama-of-dart-asteroid-impact/

It worked better than expected: by podrock 2022-10-11 12:52:11
- Bravo! A tremendously successful experiment! by BuckGalaxy 2022-10-11 20:55:09
  - The choice of a binary asteroid was brilliant by RL 2022-10-12 20:13:38
How much energy did DART transfer? n/t by RobVG 2022-09-29 17:08:20
- E = 1/2 mv^2 by ER 2022-09-29 19:19:17
  - DART weighed in at 1260 lbs by BuckGalaxy 2022-09-30 00:58:09
    - That's about 600 kg. by ER 2022-09-30 05:58:52
      - This reads like it's relative to Dimorphos by BuckGalaxy 2022-09-30 08:48:33
        
        At that speed, and with 600kg mass... by RL 2022-09-30 10:36:16
First LICIACube images by BuckGalaxy 2022-09-27 18:00:49
That was a lot more powerful than I expected. by ER 2022-09-27 17:46:37
- Probably an indication it was more rumble than solid rock or metal by BuckGalaxy 2022-09-27 18:02:42