Free Astronomy Magazine November-December 2022

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2022 T he best raw im- age of Didy- mos (left), and after pro- cessing (right). Note the stone-free alley running at 45 degrees in the middle of the aster- oid, and large stones in right-hand side of the image. [NASA/Johns Hopkins Uni- versity APL, image en- hanced by the Author] T he best raw image of Di- morphos (left), and after processing (right). Note the ex- istence of a mono- lith with a long shadow below cen- ter. The red dot in the right-hand side image marks the impact point. The nominal point of impact was missed by 17 meters. [NASA/Johns Hop- kins University APL, image enhanced by the Author] T he best image of the monolith on the surface of Dimorphos. We have esti- mated a height of almost 60 feet (18 me- ters). Note surface details on the sunlit side. [NASA/Johns Hopkins University APL, image enhanced by the Author]