ESA - Hera asteroid mission spies Mars’s Deimos moon
3 days ago · Activating a trio of instruments, Hera imaged the surface of the red planet as well as the face of Deimos, the smaller and more mysterious of Mars’s two moons. Launched on 7 October 2024, Hera is on its way to visit the first asteroid to …
Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera …
4 days ago · 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. Europe's Hera mission, on its way to the Didymos ...
Video Shows Mars and Deimos Close Up During ESA’s Hera Flyby
2 days ago · The Martian moon Deimos, captured by ESA’s Hera spacecraft during its gravity-assist flyby on March 12. The moon appears dark, framed by the brighter planet Mars behind it, in this monochromatic ...
Mysterious Mars moon captured in unprecedented images by
3 days ago · Hera got as close as 1,000 kilometers, or about 620 miles, to Deimos. It used its various instruments to capture the images, characterize the mineral makeup on the moon and chart surface temperatures.
Check Out These Rare Images of Deimos, One of Mars' …
2 days ago · On March 12, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera spacecraft captured rare images of Deimos, one of Mars’ two moons, from 621 miles away while en route to the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos ...
ESA's Hera probe trains its cameras at Mars' moon Deimos - Space.com
3 days ago · During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos. What is it?
Mars and Deimos viewed by Hera's Asteroid Framing Camera
3 days ago · Martian moon Deimos appears dark, framed by the brighter planet Mars behind it, in this visible light monochromatic Asteroid Framing Camera image, acquired by ESA’s Hera spacecraft during its gravity-assist flyby on 12 March 2025.
Europe's Hera Mission Swings Past Mars, Sees Deimos
4 days ago · Hera will be the first mission to complete a rendezvous with a binary asteroid pair. To get there, Hera had to pass by Mars for a gravity assist, a maneuver that changes the spacecraft's momentum. The flyby provided the opportunity for unprecedented close-ups of the Martian moon Deimos against the dramatic backdrop of Mars.
ESA - Mars and Deimos viewed by Hera's Hyperscout H
3 days ago · Mars and Deimos viewed by Hera's Hyperscout H. Space Safety Mars and Deimos viewed by Hera's Hyperscout H. 13/03/2025 978 views 15 likes 507311 ID. Like. Download. HI-RES PNG [1.28 MB] ... The red planet appears light blue in this near-infrared Hyperscout H image from ESA’s Hera spacecraft, acquired during the mission’s 12 March 2025 ...
Tiniest Mars moon Deimos spotted by Europe's asteroid-chasing …
3 days ago · Hera took the photographs of moon Deimos from just 620 miles away. Mars and Deimos viewed by Hera's hyperscout. Europe 's Hera spacecraft flew by Mars this week on its way to catch up with an asteroid and tested out its cameras on the Red Planet's tiniest moon.