Pipeline stage · Step 3

Characterization

Determining what an object is — its size, shape, spin, and composition — from light curves, radar, spectra, and, for a few, spacecraft visits. Hera is en route to survey the asteroid DART struck, to learn how a deflection actually worked.

← Orbit Determination Impact Monitoring →

101955 Bennu
Hera

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Preceded byOrbit Determination
Associated with101955 Bennu
Associated withHera
Followed byImpact Monitoring

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Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

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Characterization

Surveys, missions & objects

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Characterization

Surveys, missions & objects

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Sources