Encounter Of A Different Kind: Rosetta Observes Asteroid At Close Quarters
Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 17:21
in Astronomy & Space
The European Space Agency's comet chaser, Rosetta, has flown by a small body in the main asteroid belt, asteroid Steins, collecting a wealth of information about this rare type of minor Solar System body.
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