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ESA's Hera Mission to Inspect Asteroid Hit by NASA's DART
Original: ESA's Hera Will View Asteroid Scars from DART's Strike
ESA's Hera spacecraft is set to reach the asteroid Dimorphos and examine the crater left by NASA's DART mission, which deliberately struck the moonlet in 2022 to alter its orbit. The close-up survey will help scientists understand how the impact changed the asteroid's structure and improve future planetary defense techniques.
Why now: Interest in planetary defense is high as Hera approaches Dimorphos to assess the aftermath of the first deliberate asteroid deflection.
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- ESA's Hera Will View Asteroid Scars from DART's Strike · rbanffy · 72
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