The space probe of that capture the details of Mars and his mysterious moon

The European Space Research Hera spent Mars on Wednesday, on his way to Dimorphos, in his planetary defense mission. During the overflow, the probe captured unique images of the red planet, as well as one of its moons, we have, from a new perspective.

On Thursday, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Colonia announced that Hera went through Mars and her two moons on Wednesday. The images captured by the space probe were first published during a transmission in address Internet by the European Space Agency (ESA).

“We have some good images on the side of Mars,” said Austrian geophysicist Stefan Ulamec, “but this is one of the rare and I think that perhaps the best resolution we have so far on the farthest side of Deimos.”

Between the two moons, Deimos is the smallest and mysterious.

“For Deimos, we do not have as many images as for Phobos, so all the opportunities to see are of great value,” said Hera’s main researcher, Patrick Michelle, during the live broadcast that revealed the images for the first time.

Hera is the First planetary defense mission of that. Run in October last year, the investigation is on its way to collecting data after the impact of asteroid dimorphos.

In 2022, NASA launched the Dart spacecraft to Dimorphos, which orbits around Didimos. The American probe deliberately faced the surface of the asteroid, diverting its route.

“Two years ago, we sent an investigation to divert an asteroid, to change its orbit,” said Ian Carrolli, Hera’s mission manager, during the introduction of live broadcast “, and now we get all scientific data again to transform this test into a specific asteroid into a technique that we can apply to any other wool.”

“Then we are creating a true insurance policy for planet Earth,” concluded Carnelli.

Why is the ivy on Mars?

The main objective of overflow was to put the ivy in the right trajectory towards the Didymos asteroid system. The trajectory of the mission initially did not include the flying fish of the two moons, but then it was altered to allow detailed images to be collected.

During overflow, ivy used the severity of Mars to be launched deeper into space. One report ESA states that “this maneuver has shortened Hera’s travel time in many months and has saved a substantial amount of fuel.”

Carnelli said that “the planet’s energy harvest” is a way to use a “minimum amount of energy to achieve the objective.” The organic use of energy is a way to keep costs.

The former member of the Queen and the Astrophysical Band Brian May, who was also present at the launch of Image Hera, said: “It is important for all of us because we can be decimated since the dinosaurs were decimated.”

“If this goes wrong, if we do not detect this object that comes towards us and that will destroy humanity, then we are in a great Sarilhos.”