HyperScout H inspection

HyperScout H inspection for acceptance at the premises of cosine Research in the Netherlands in April. The latest instrument being prepared for ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence will observe its target Dimorphos asteroid in a range of colours far beyond the limits of the human eye. In the process Hera’s HyperScout H hyperspectral imager will help prospect the asteroid’s mineral makeup – in the process helping to deduce how best to deflect future asteroids which might one day endanger Earth. Roughly the size of a small carton, HyperScout H is the newest design in a family of hyperspectral imagers developed for Earth observation and planetary science.