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ESA's Hera Probe to Inspect DART's Asteroid Impact Crater
Original: ESA's Hera Will View Asteroid Scars from DART's Strike
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is set to arrive at 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 encounter will give scientists their first close look at the impact site, helping refine plans for future asteroid-deflection efforts and shedding light on the asteroid's internal structure.
Why now: Hera's rendezvous with Dimorphos is approaching, drawing renewed attention to the follow-up inspection of the first planetary defense test.
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