Asteroid probe snaps rare images of Martian moon

The surface of Mars and the face of Deimos, the smaller and more mysterious of Mars’ two moons, are photographed on March 12 by the European Space Agency’s HERA mission. (ESA via AFP) Deimos, Mars' 12.5-kilometer-wide moon, appears in front of the planet's surface in this photograph taken on March 12, 2025, by the European Space Agency's HERA mission for planetary defense. (ESA via AFP)

On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet's mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space Agency said Thursday.