Hera's HyperScout Captures Eerie Earth and Moon Images from Space
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The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft, en route to the asteroid Dimorphos, captured images of Earth and the moon shrinking into the distance as it traveled from 860,000 to 2.4 million miles away. Hera's mission is to study the impact site of NASA's DART mission, which successfully altered Dimorphos' trajectory in 2022, as part of a planetary defense strategy. This research aims to refine asteroid deflection techniques, preparing for potential future threats, despite no known asteroid risks for the next century.
Topics:science#asteroid-deflection#dimorphos#esa#hera-mission#planetary-defense#science-and-technology
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