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Mars, Deimos and asteroid

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.

New Scientist on MSN · 4d

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 Mars and its moon Deimos

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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Innovative Dutch Technology Captures Historic Image of Mars and Deimos During ESA’s Hera Mission flyby

The worldwide tech leading Dutch firm, cosine, is making a big impact in space exploration. The company is playing a key role in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission by providing a ...

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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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