Abstract
The ESA Hera mission to the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos: Planetary Defense and Science
Highlights
The impact of the NASA DART spacecraft on the 160 m-diameter natural satellite called Dimorphos of the binary asteroid 65803 Didymos in late September 2022 will change its orbital period around Didymos
The Hera mission is in development for launch in 2024 within the ESA Space Safety Program
Hera will contribute to the first deflection test of an asteroid, in the framework of the international NASAand ESA-supported Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration
Summary
The impact of the NASA DART spacecraft on the 160 m-diameter natural satellite called Dimorphos of the binary asteroid 65803 Didymos in late September 2022 will change its orbital period around Didymos.
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