Not all my illustrated stories are restricted to the demigod tier ($10). Arja's #sapphic kiss of #Amphitrite and #Hera in love's embrace under the sea is free for all to enjoy:
But I use the pledges from the demigod tier to pay for the artwork, so the higher the rates I can pay, the more time my artists can pour into the art 
@smutstodon @mythology #erotica #lesfic #wlw #indieAuthor #SapphicReads #GreekMythology
#Hera asteroid mission tested self-driving technique at Mars
As #ESA ’s Hera planetary defence mission flew past planet #Mars it autonomously locked onto dozens of impact craters and other prominent surface features to track them over time, in a full-scale test of the self-driving technology that the spacecraft will employ to navigate around its target asteroids.
(NOTE: no AI BS mentioned anywhere in the article.)
Animation
#DLR:
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Asteroidenmission Hera: Naher Vorbeiflug an Mars und Marsmond Deimos
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"Auf dem Weg zum Doppelasteroiden Didymos/Dimorphos beschleunigt die Raumsonde Hera am 12. März 2025 mithilfe des Mars. Die in Deutschland entwickelte und gebaute Kamera hat Bilder von Mars und seinem Mond Deimos aufgenommen."
https://www.dlr.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/2025/asteroidenmission-hera-naher-vorbeiflug-an-mars-und-marsmond-deimos
13.3.2025
La sonde Hera a survolé la planète Mars et capturé des images de sa lune Deimos
Lire l'article ici :
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sciences/mars-curiosity/espace-de-rares-images-d-une-lune-de-mars-capturees-par-la-sonde-hera_7128066.html
Lire un article sur la présentation de la mission Hera ici :
https://www.agences-spatiales.fr/presentation-mission-hera/
Lire l'article de l'ESA ici :
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_asteroid_mission_spies_Mars_s_Deimos_moon
#sciences #science #astronomie #astronomy #hera #esa #deimos v
Mars - Terra Sabeae and Noachis - ESA Mars Express 
#astronomy #deimos #esa #hera #mars #marsexpress #space
2 new pictures from @andrealuck https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=2&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20250315110056
Gaur izan den Ilargi eklipsea, #BlueGhostM1 zuda ilargitik ikusita.
#Hera zundak, #Marte-tik igarotzean, #Deimos satelite naturalari egindako argazkia.
De Hera ruimtesonde scheert langs Deimos
De ESA-sonde spotte de maan toen hij op zijn weg om getuige te zijn van de nasleep van NASA’s test om een asteroïde af te weren.
Mars en Deimos zoals gezien door de hyperspectraal imager van Hera. Credit: ESA
De Hera-sonde is rond Mars gevlogen en gebruikt de zwaartekracht van de planeet om zichzelf naar zijn doel in
https://www.kuuke.nl/de-hera-ruimtesonde-scheert-langs-deimos/
Gerade bei der #hessenschau gesehen: der Astrophysiker Brian May erklärt, was die Raumsonde #Hera am Mars untersucht hat.
Brian May? Genau. 
Seine Eltern haben bestimmt auch gesagt: „Junge, lern erstmal was richtiges! Von der Musik allein kann man doch nicht leben!“ 
Oh yeah and at home I had to quickly whip up two versions of my resume and motivation letters for two possible data engineering job assignments. Because they have to be responded to by tomorrow. And then I noticed the new images from the #Hera mission of #Mars and #Deimos. So I just to write an article about that (due tomorrow on https://nieuws.maanenplaneten.nl/). And now it's really, really, really time for bed. /2
The HERA craft is on it's way to investigate the aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid impact mission the other year, using the gravity of Mars to help it along it's way.
It's getting busy out there! 
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-asteroid-probe-snaps-rare-pics.html
And this is #ESA's animated approach of #Deimos and #Hera from the post:
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_asteroid_mission_spies_Mars_s_Deimos_moon
Images: ESA
#Hera's Hyperscout H hyperspectral imager took this image, shown here in raw form; the Sun's contribution makes Mars appear blue, but that will be later on removed to reveal Mars' spectral response.
The dark spot is Deimos (Δείμος, pronounced [deemos] in modern Greek)
#Hera's Mars flyby occurred yesterday and today #ESA's live stream revealed images from its closest approach, featuring the far side of the tidally-locked moon #Deimos, and a lot more.
Images and animation are from the live steam.
Recorded live stream (at start of live coverage):
https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHiASEowrio?t=539
At the end of the #Hera webcast the AI site https://www.hera.space was presented in which 'the spacecraft' replies to questions - here's what it looks like.
La misión #HERA (de defensa planetaria) de @esa ya está por Marte y ha pillado a Deimos en la foto. Todos los datos en el enlace https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_asteroid_mission_spies_Mars_s_Deimos_moon?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3t0rHB1Ru0rG3Jnp2sge_Bmxiz1Df3k8nuGAh8jeEuTiXRubOn7mJo8YE_aem_5hzALOwiVIeii57AljvLGg
Ein paar Kostproben von #Deimos vor dem #Mars: https://www.dlr.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/2025/asteroidenmission-hera-naher-vorbeiflug-an-mars-und-marsmond-deimos und https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_asteroid_mission_spies_Mars_s_Deimos_moon - beim gestrigen Vorbeiflug von #Hera entstanden über 1000 Aufnahmen mit verschiedenen Kameras, deren Verarbeitung erst begonnen hat.
To be fair, there are higher resolution and more detailed images of Mars taken by various orbiters around it. However, Hera's mission is not to image Mars but to use its gravity to reach asteroid Didymos and its moonlet Dimorphos and to study the effects on them due to the spectacular impact by the NASA DART spacecraft in 2022.
https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/darts-final-images-prior-to-impact/
#HERA #ESA
6/n
A picture of #Deimos in front of #Mars taken by #Hera yesterday - more pictures in https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_asteroid_mission_spies_Mars_s_Deimos_moon
