Passing probe captures images of mysterious Mars moon
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6VWZY)
Hera spacecraft takes photos of red planet's second moon, Deimos, while en route to asteroids 110m miles away
A European spacecraft has taken photos of Mars's smaller and more mysterious second moon during its flight past the planet en route to a pair of asteroids more than 110m miles (177m km) away.
The Hera probe activated a suite of instruments to capture images of the red planet and Deimos, a small and lumpy 8-mile-wide moon, which orbits Mars along with the 14-mile-wide Phobos.
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