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Mars, Deimos and European Space Agency

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.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 16h

Check Out These Rare Images of Deimos, One of Mars’ Mysterious Moons

Like our moon, Deimos is tidally locked to Mars, meaning the same side always faces the planet—the only side visible to rovers on the Martian surface. The only way to see Deimos’ far side up close is for a probe like Hera to fly behind it, making such images more of a rarity.

Mashable on MSN · 1d

European spacecraft got rare close-up of Mars' lesser-known moon

While the car-sized spacecraft flew around the Mars system, flight controllers on Earth temporarily lost communication with Hera because the signal was blocked. Though the blackout was planned for the maneuver, Ian Carnelli, the European Space Agency's Hera mission manager, said it was deeply emotional.

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Spacecraft Takes Time to Shoot Mars' More Mysterious Moon as It Heads Deep Into Space

The European Space Agency (ESA) fires up three of the instruments on the Hera spacecraft and takes images of the smaller ...

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Video: Time lapse simulation of Hera's Mars flyby

ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense performs a flyby of Mars. The gravity of the red planet shifts the spacecraft's ...

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