Planets and Moons
ID: 10759
Late last year, astronomers noticed that an asteroid named Scheila had brightened unexpectedly and was sporting a short-lived tail. Now, data from NASA's Swift satellite and Hubble Space Telescope show that these changes likely occurred after Scheila was struck by a much smaller asteroid.
(596) Scheila Asteroid Collision Animation
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Mission:
Swift
Data Used: Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.
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Astrophysics Animations
Goddard TV Tape:
G2011-041 -- Swift Asteroid Collision
Keywords:
SVS >> Asteroid
SVS >> Dust
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> Solar System
SVS >> Space
SVS >> Swift
SVS >> Collision
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10759
Mission:
Swift
Data Used: Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.
This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics Animations
Goddard TV Tape:
G2011-041 -- Swift Asteroid Collision
Keywords:
SVS >> Asteroid
SVS >> Dust
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> Solar System
SVS >> Space
SVS >> Swift
SVS >> Collision
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
