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English: Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact. DART’s onboard DRACO imager captured this image from a distance of 42 miles (68 kilometers). This image was the last to contain all of Dimorphos in the field of view. Dimorphos is roughly 525 feet (160 meters) in length. Dimorphos’ north is toward the top of the image.
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Source https://www.nasa.gov/feature/dart-s-final-images-prior-to-impact
Author NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

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The asteroid satellite Dimorphos was seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact. The DRACO imaging device on board the DART captured this image from a distance of 42 miles (68 km).

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