<ul><li>The Hera spacecraft recently captured new images of Mars and its moon Deimos during a flyby on March 12, 2025.</li><li>Hera used the flyby of Mars to gain a gravity assist to propel it to its final destination, the asteroid Didymos.</li><li>Hera came within 3,000 miles of Mars and 620 miles of Deimos, obtaining excellent images despite its high speed.</li><li>The spacecraft is on its way to study the aftermath of the DART mission and is expected to reach Didymos and its moon Dimorphos in about two years.</li></ul>

New Mars and Deimos pics from revealing Hera flyby

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