HERAArtist's Impressions - Various

Hera scans Dimorphos with its laser altimeter

Credits: ESA - Science Office

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Using its laser altimeter Hera scans Dimorphos's surface. ESA’s Hera mission is humankind’s first mission to survey a binary asteroid system, following on from the NASA DART spacecraft's impact: the 780 m-diameter Didymos asteroid is accompanied by the 160 m-diameter secondary body Dimorphos.

Event Date
N/A
Release Date
2024-07-01
Programme
HERA
Directorate
Space Science
Location
Spaceview
Reference
71324
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