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Hera, Asteroid and Martian

Voice of America · 1d

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.

Space.com on MSN · 1d

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.

Space.com on MSN8d

Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'

"In many ways, Odin has become both a pioneer and a teacher — continuing its mission by informing our future endeavors, even ...

3don MSN

Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

New Scientist3d

The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought

Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...

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