Asteroid probe snaps rare images of Martian moon
For an hour, HERA flew as close as 5,600 kilometers from the Martian surface, at a speed of 33,480 kilometers an hour. It used the opportunity to test some of its scientific instruments, snapping around 600 pictures, including rare ones of Deimos.
En Route to Asteroid Collision, HERA Snaps Rare Images of Martian Moon
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet's mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.
Comparing the before and after maps would provide clues to how asteroids like Apophis are assembled — vital information if we ever need to deflect one. NASA also has perfectly good asteroid ...
NASA and the European Space Agency are also interested in getting a better look at Apophis before and during its close approach to Earth in 2029. Though both YR4 and Apophis are no longer a risk ...
NASA and the European Space Agency also plan to send uncrewed spacecraft to observe Apophis in the years ahead to map and study its surface to gain further insights into near-Earth asteroids.
Comparing the before and after maps would provide clues to how asteroids like Apophis are assembled — vital information if we ever need to deflect one. NASA also has perfectly good asteroid ...
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