BR6 | ESA’s Hera Mission - Countdown to Arrival at Didymos/Dimorphos and looking ahead to RAMSES and Apophis

BR6

ESA’s Hera Mission - Countdown to Arrival at Didymos/Dimorphos and looking ahead to RAMSES and Apophis
Convener: Anita Heward
MON-BR6 |
Mon, 07 Sep, 11:00–12:00 (CEST)
 
Room Ganymede (Salsa)
Mon, 11:00
Vimeo: BR6 - ESA’s Hera Mission - Countdown to Arrival at Didymos/Dimorphos and looking ahead to RAMSES and Apophis
In November 2026, ESA’s Hera mission will arrive at the Didymos binary asteroid system to make a detailed survey of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, which was impacted by NASA’s DART mission in September 2022.

During this press briefing, along with giving updates on the status and plans for the mission post-arrival, the Hera team will unveil a revolutionary way for the public to engage with the mission and become part of its space adventure.

There will also be updates on the ESA/JAXA RAMSES mission, which will rendezvous with asteroid (99942) Apophis and accompany it on its flyby of Earth on 13 April 2029.

Speakers:
Michael Küppers, ESA Hera Project Scientist, ESA-ESAC, Spain
Patrick Michel, Hera Mission Principal Investigator, RAMSES ESA Project Scientist and Director of Research at CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, France.
Heli Greus, Hera and RAMSES ESA project teams.

Registration link for virtual participation:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KF7ZPLPJQQ23lY6K8S3CTA

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