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Hera, Mars and Deimos

New Scientist on MSN · 2d

Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos

A mission to survey the results of a deliberate crash between an asteroid and a NASA spacecraft has taken stunning images of Mars and its moon Deimos

Space.com on MSN · 2d

Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)

The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant impact on Mars.

Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the less-seen side of Mars’ smaller, tidally-locked moon as it orbited its home planet.

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Spacecraft Takes Time to Shoot Mars' More Mysterious Moon as It Heads Deep Into Space

The European Space Agency (ESA) fires up three of the instruments on the Hera spacecraft and takes images of the smaller ...

The Daily Galaxy on MSN23h

Scientists Crack 4.6-billion-year-old Space Mystery Using Asteroid Dust

Tiny grains collected from the asteroid Ryugu have given scientists a new window into the magnetic forces that shaped the ...

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