06 LIS. 2026 Datum vydání 1 Zobrazení

Science instruments on Hera's topside 'Asteroid Deck'. To the top right can be seen the SMC, Spacecraft Monitoring Camera, which will be used in particular to observe the deployment of Hera's two CubeSats. In the centre stands the cylinder-shaped Laser Rangefinder, which will perform laser range finding for navigation and science. To the left and right of it are the two rectangular-shaped Deep Space Deployers, carrying the Milani and Juventas CubeSats.The HyperScout H hyperspectral imager is at the bottom. The cylinders projecting up at an angle to the left and right are Hera's startrackers, while the two circular cameras form the Asteroid Framing Camera for main navigation and science observations. In between them is the TIRI, Thermal Infrared Imager instrument provided by JAXA.