Fig. 2: Probability distribution of ΔvT, the along-track component of the change in Dimorphos’s velocity induced by DART’s impact, generated by our Monte Carlo analysis that samples over input parameter uncertainties. | Nature

Fig. 2: Probability distribution of ΔvT, the along-track component of the change in Dimorphos’s velocity induced by DART’s impact, generated by our Monte Carlo analysis that samples over input parameter uncertainties.

From: Momentum transfer from the DART mission kinetic impact on asteroid Dimorphos

Fig. 2: Probability distribution of ΔvT, the along-track component of the change in Dimorphos’s velocity induced by DART’s impact, generated by our Monte Carlo analysis that samples over input parameter uncertainties.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The histogram consists of 100,000 Monte Carlo samples and is normalized to an area of unity. A Gaussian fit to the distribution indicates a mean ΔvT of −2.70 mm s−1 with a standard deviation of 0.10 mm s−1.

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