Mini-Radar Delivered as Part of ESA’s Hera Mission for Planetary Defense
Hera’s mini-radar has been delivered to ESA for integration aboard the miniature Juventas CubeSat, to perform the first ever radar sounding inside an asteroid
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Hera’s mini-radar has been delivered to ESA for integration aboard the miniature Juventas CubeSat, to perform the first ever radar sounding inside an asteroid
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