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Hera mission plans Mars flyby en route to asteroid study

Space Daily Friday, 26 April 2024 ()
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 26, 2024

ESA's Hera mission, aimed at planetary defense, will utilize a Mars flyby in March next year to gain velocity as it heads towards the Didymos binary asteroid system. During this maneuver, Hera will approach Mars within 6,000 km-closer than Mars' moons' orbits-and adjust its trajectory to closely observe Mars' moon Deimos and the Martian surface itself. The flyby details were discussed at t
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