Prasanna Deshapriya

Planetary scientist, (astro)nomad, chess player among others. Tweets in SI, FR & EN.

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Et la voici vue depuis Jaffna, Sri Lanka

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Our latest Future Research WG article is up ! This time we interviewed a planetary scientist working in an asteroid mining company.

[Hans Huybrighs @Hans_Huybrighs]

What does the advent of asteroid mining 🛰️ mean for planetary science? Could it produce new job opportunities for planetary scientists 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬? We spoke to Dr Lauri Siltala, a planetary scientist working for Karman+, a prominent asteroid mining startup
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C’est le jour J. On s’impatiente… Très impatient pour le retour de la capsule d’échantillons d’OSIRIS-REx en provenance de Bennu. It’s the D-day! Excited for the return of the OSIRIS-REx samples from the asteroid Bennu. @OSIRISREx

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පැණිකොමඩු හඳ! Watermelon Moon! La Lune des Pastèques! La Luna delle Angurie! (Thank you Rayleigh scattering:)

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@LICIACube team members presenting this morning at the ACM 2023.

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Visit to the Lowell Observatory yesterday as part of the ACM 2023. Pluto was discovered here about a century ago by Clyde Tombaugh. Amazing skies !!

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@LICIACube presentations this morning at the ACM 2023!

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At the ACM, this time from Flagstaff !

[Giovanni Poggiali @Gio_Poggiali]

I'm incredibly proud to be part of @LICIACube Science Team in this historic mission!

First images released by @ASI_spazio are stunning!!
Now let's find out what happened to Dimorphos
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#PlanetaryDefender #DARTmission #LICIACube #Didymos @mediainaf

[ATLAS Project @fallingstarIfA]

ATLAS observations of the DART spacecraft impact at Didymos!

[Thomas Zurbuchen @Dr_ThomasZ]

Wow, I am in awe of those rings! For the first time, @NASAWebb has captured Neptune showing the ice giant in a new way & providing a crisp view of its faint rings since they were last seen in 1989 by Voyager 2! More: https://t.co/I1cbPH2VJx

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

✨You're an early career scientist and wish to present your work in three minutes with only three images? Then, EPEC Science Flash has a challenge for you at this year's #EPSC2022! Register at https://t.co/zA3B4scOum and try to win a fabulous prize 😈 @europlanetmedia ✨

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@europlanetmedia #epsc2022 continues even with a power cut !

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@Gio_Poggiali going live speaking about @LICIACube instruments LEIA and LUKE observing the #didymos system at the @europlanetmedia #epsc2022

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A reminder about the momentum transfer efficiency parameter β important in the context of #DART, @LICIACube & #Hera missions at @europlanetmedia #epsc2022

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Hayabusa2 results on the samples returned to start the day this morning ! A lot to digest indeed. @europlanetmedia #epsc2022

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Active asteroids take over the late afternoon session at @europlanetmedia #EPSC2022

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@europlanetmedia Thank you !

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Good to be back at @europlanetmedia #epsc2022

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Glad to see the work of more than a year with @Hans_Huybrighs and others coming to fruition! We had a lot of joy and learning conducting this interview and writing this up. Check it out!

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Talking about transitioning from academia to industry, our Future Research working group published a new article on the @europlanetmedia website 🚀 Blending science & engineering to make space missions possible --> https://t.co/TbVCwhSEjW
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