Credit: ESA
This photo of the asteroid Lutetia is one of the closest views ever of the asteroid.
It was taken from a distance of about 80,000 km during a July 10, 2010
flyby by Europe's comet probe Rosetta. Full Story.
Credit: ESA
This photo of the asteroid Lutetia is one of the closest views ever of the asteroid.
It was taken from a distance of about 80,000 km during a July 10, 2010
flyby by Europe's comet probe Rosetta. Full Story.
How do the muslims feel about this whole thing? Did anyone check on their self-esteem?
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta space probe flew past the asteroid Lutetia, an object discovered in 1852... The first new photos of the asteroid revealed Lutetia to be a lumpy rock with a potato-like appearance... The enigmatic space rock, which is about 62 miles (100 km) wide, is from the main asteroid belt that orbits between Mars and Jupiter... The asteroid flyby was actually a pit stop for Rosetta, which continued on toward its main target -- comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko... also visited a different space rock, the asteroid Steins, in 2008.Thanks NormsRevenge.
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