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Mars, Deimos and European Space Agency

Space.com on MSN · 3d

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.

Mashable on MSN · 3d

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.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 2d

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.

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Mars Gets a Close-Up and a Photo Bomb as Europe’s Hera Mission Swoops Past

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.

New Scientist on MSN3d

Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos

A mission to survey the results of a deliberate crash between an asteroid and a NASA spacecraft has taken stunning images of ...

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