DINKINESH AND ITS SATELLITE SELAM (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

DINKINESH AND ITS SATELLITE SELAM

Caption

As NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh, its L’LORRI instrument produced stereographic images of the Nov. 1, 2023, encounter. The SwRI-led science team analyzed processed images, identifying a trough (yellow dots) and ridge (rose dots) on its surface. The final panel shows a side view of Dinkinesh and its satellite Selam taken a few minutes after closest approach.

 

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NASA/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL/NOIRLab

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