Few boulders were observed at the equatorial region of Didymos. "Its equator is much smoother, while mid-latitudes up to the poles are much rougher, with big boulders sitting on the surface ...

An examination of the largest boulders on Didymos and Dimorphos gave clues about the origins of the two asteroids. "Both asteroids are aggregates of rocky fragments formed from the catastrophic ...

Scientists noticed Didymos boulders appear too large to have been excavated by whatever made the craters. Something grander was responsible, and its mess, rounded up through gravitational ...

Boulders on the surface of Didymos. Researching these asteroids may help us defend against others in the future. Boulders on the surface of Didymos. Researching these asteroids may help us defend ...

Pajola et al, Evidence for multi-fragmentation and mass shedding of boulders on rubble-pile binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50148-9 A.

The images allowed researchers to examine the largest boulders on Didymos and Dimorphos to determine their geological features and origins. Primarily, an analysis of the craters and surface ...

Scientists have analyzed images of the twin asteroids Didymos and Dimorphous taken by NASA's DART mission before it ... Didymos is rough and hosts large boulders between 33 and 525 feet (10 ...

The various geological features observed on Didymos helped researchers tell the story ... (ASI), the team observed the smaller asteroid Dimorphos’ topography, which featured boulders of varying ...

Analysis indicated that both Didymos and Dimorphos have weak surface characteristics, leading the team to propose that Didymos has a surface age 40–130 times greater than Dimorphos.