A Low Frequency Radar to Fathom Asteroids from Juventas Cubesat on HERA
Abstract
After several asteroid-orbiting missions, an asteroid's internal structure has never been observed directly, even though this question is crucial for science, planetary defense and exploration. With the HERA mission, the LFR on the Juventas Cubsat will fathom Didymos's moonlet in 2026. This paper presents the scientific rationale, the mission and the radar planned for exploring the interior.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13..807H