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Hera spacecraft starts close inspections of asteroid hit in NASA test
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A European spacecraft has started close-range inspections of an asteroid that NASA rammed in a planetary defense test, according to Phys.org.
What the spacecraft has begun
Phys.org reports that a European spacecraft has begun close inspections of the asteroid that NASA struck four years ago during a planetary defense test.
The report does not say which instruments are being used or what observations have been gathered so far, and WORLDTECH has not yet been able to confirm those details.
Open questions
- Which instruments is the spacecraft using for the inspections?
- What observations has the spacecraft gathered so far?