The Missing Puzzle Piece | The Incredible Adventures of the Hera mission
Meet Hera, our very own asteroid detective. Together with two CubeSats - Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary - Hera is off on an adventure to explore Didymos, a double asteroid system that is typical of the thousands that pose an impact risk to planet Earth.
In September 2022 NASA’s DART spacecraft tested if it was possible to divert an asteroid by giving it a shove - and found out that it was! Important knowledge, should we wish to avoid going the same way as the dinosaurs. Astronomers can observe from afar how the smaller asteroid’s orbit has shifted since DART’s impact, but there is still a missing piece of the puzzle if we want to fully understand how ‘kinetic impacting’ works in practice. Suitable for kids and adults alike, this episode of ‘The Incredible Adventures of Hera’ explains why ESA’s asteroid detective and its CubeSat assistants need to get up close and personal to shine light on this cosmic mystery.
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Oui nous attendons la mission d'Hera car c'est très important de savoir ce qui s'est passé après l'impact de la sonde !
ESA’s clever shorts and also the beautiful shots of the cosmos are very entertaining and informative. Keep them coming!
So basiclly Hera will check if the Dart hit a bullseye!
This is already known from ground observations. The instruments on HERA and the two Cubesat (Milani and Juventas) will gather scientific data to learn more about e.g. the materials that compose the asteroid
Hahahahaha, ok man
Nice one esa!
Love it!! Thank you ESA❤
Awesome Well done Video !!! Very informative, many Thanks For Sharing ESA ♥️.
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Great little video! I hadn’t know that we already detected rocks flying off after impact. - Dave Huntsman
Love it!
This voice is familiar ;-)
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Send asteroids with minerals to the moon, and then collect them
Asteroids have already been impacting Luna for aeons; they are the likely source for things like nickel and PGMs that are there. Plus, not sure I trust maneuvering large rocks towards the Terran system; after all, what could possibly go wrong??
@@dphuntsman it could be a tractor ship that will push or push them, guiding them all the way to the moon
Please don't cartoonize important science work.
Why not? ☺️ All of us from any age enjoy a good explainer cartoon/animation 😉
@@EuropeanSpaceAgency Assuming everyone thinks like you is a mistake.
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