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ISAE-SUPAERO is actively collaborating in the international Hera probe program through the research work of Naomi Murdoch and the SSPA team. The probe, which is en route to study the asteroid ...

Hera used its black and white Asteroid Framing Camera (above) which is used for both navigation and scientific purposes. This camera is used to indicate what characteristics appear in visible light.

But its mission operators also wanted to take advantage of the Martian flyby and use it to test the mechanical eyes that will allow Hera to study the asteroid it is targeting, Dimorphos.

It follows NASA’s 2022 DART mission, which successfully altered the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos for the first time in humanity’s history. Hera will now assess the impact and further refine ...