Hera spies a half-hidden asteroid moonlet
Another early preview of the Didymos binary asteroid system from ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence. Acquired from 56 km away, this image shows one face of the main 780-m-diameter Didymos asteroid.
Another early preview of the Didymos binary asteroid system from ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence. Acquired from 56 km away, this image shows one face of the main 780-m-diameter Didymos asteroid. A small part of its 151-m-diameter Dimorphos moonlet is also visible, peeking out from near the top of Didymos.
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