Adding closest approach time
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Target passed; update pending
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Adding event
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LOCATIONMars & Deimos
Mission
Hera is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission launched on 7 October 2024 to visit the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as part of the NASA/ESA Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration. On 7 March 2025, it will fly by Mars (within 6000 km) and Deimos (~1000 km).
- Provider
- European Space Agency
Recorded timing
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Coverage & sources
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Mission coverage
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