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Asteroid Gaspra seen by Galileo spacecraft

by

Nasa/JPL/Novapix

Reference

a-ast01-00001

Date

2006-11-20

This picture of asteroid 951 Gaspra is a mosaic of two images taken by the Galileo spacecraft from a range of 5,300 kilometers (3,300 miles), some 10 minutes before closest approach on October 29, 1991. Gaspra is an irregular body with dimensions about 19 x 12 x 11 kilometers (12 x 7.5 x 7 miles). The north pole is located at upper left.