Close-up image of asteroid pair Didymos and Dimorphus taken by Hera spacecraft

Hera spacecraft captures first close-up image of NASA's asteroid crash site

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The Hera mission has obtained its first close-up image of the asteroid pair Didymos and Dimorphus. This follows NASA's 2022 DART mission, which targeted these asteroids to test planetary defense techniques.

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