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Hera's Mars flyby - simulation vs real images
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- Title Hera's Mars flyby - simulation vs real images
- Released: 15/04/2025
- Length 00:01:57
- Language English
- Footage Type VNR
- Copyright ESA - European Space Agency
- Description
Simulation of the Mars flyby by the Hera Spacecraft. The images on the right-hand side are simulated images with the three on board cameras. The Asteroid Framing (AFC) provide images monochromatic images in visible light (artistically coloured in the simulation), Hyperscout-H (HS-H) observes in a range of colours beyond the limits of the human eye, in 25 visible and near-infrared spectral bands. The Thermal InfraRed Imager (TIRI) – supplied to the mission by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA – sees in mid-infrared spectral bands to chart surface temperature. The pop-up figures are images taken be the AFC. They can be compared to the simulated images.