A contact binary is a small Solar System body, such as a minor planet or comet, that is composed of two bodies that have gravitated toward each other until they touch, resulting in a bilobated, peanut
Comet 67P on 14 March 2015 – Nav Cam
Selam (moon)
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Selam is a contact binary moon of 152830 Dinkinesh, a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by NASA's Lucy spacecraft during its flyby of Dinkinesh on 1 November 2023. The moon consists of two similar
Contact binary (small Solar System body)
…Main-belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson photographed by the Lucy probe Bottom-Right: Main-belt asteroid 152830 Dinkinesh and its contact binary satellite Selam photographed by Lucy A contact binary is a small Solar System body, such as a minor planet or comet, that is composed of two bodies that have gravitated…
Gallery of Lucy images of Selam at different locations, phase angles (α), and pixel resolutions, with geological features labeled
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