ESA CubeSat will probe asteroid with radar as part of Hera mission

ESA CubeSat will probe asteroid with radar as part of Hera mission

Space Daily

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Paris (ESA) Mar 28, 2024

The European Space Agency (ESA) has embarked on a groundbreaking mission with the unveiling of the Juventas CubeSat, a compact spacecraft integral to the Hera mission aimed at exploring the Didymos binary asteroid system. This pioneering endeavor will mark the first radar investigation within an asteroid, focusing on the Dimorphos moonlet, comparable in size to the Great Pyramid. Michael K

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