Mysterious Mars moon captured in unprecedented images by space probe
A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.
Asteroid probe snaps rare pics of Martian moon
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet's mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.
ESA's space probe captures detailed images of Mars and its mysterious moon
Space probe Hera passed Mars while on its way to the Didymos asteroid system as part of planetary defence mission. View on euronews
ESA’s Hera Probe captures stunning Mars and Deimos images on its way to asteroid mission
ESA’s Hera probe captures stunning images of Mars and its moon Deimos during a historic flyby, offering new insights into the Red Planet
Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby
The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the less-seen side of Mars’ smaller, tidally-locked moon as it orbited its home planet.
ESA's Hera probe trains its cameras at Mars' moon Deimos | Space photo of the day March 13, 2025
ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos.
European spacecraft got rare close-up of Mars' lesser-known moon
A European spacecraft on a journey to study NASA's asteroid crash site did a quick pop-in of Mars on its way, capturing unprecedented images of Mars' lesser-known moon, Deimos. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos,
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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 ...
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.
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The asteroid hits and near-misses you never hear about
Professor Patrick Michel from French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) tracked Apophis and recalls it was considered the most hazardous asteroid ... will hit the Moon, some ...
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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 ...
NASA releases new details on ‘city-killer’ asteroid — and the moon may be at risk of being struck
The rock tour has officially been canceled. After two months of observations, NASA scientists have officially declared Earth ...
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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
But according to new calculations, there's an even smaller chance that it might crash into the moon instead. The potentially hazardous asteroid measures an estimated 180 feet (55 meters ...