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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on July 15, 2010, 05:23

Title: Asteroid Pictures: Battered World Found in Lutetia
Post by: sam on July 15, 2010, 05:23

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Asteroid 21 Lutetia is exposed, craters and all, in a picture captured Saturday by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft. Rosetta's close encounter with Lutetia revealed a battered world—a possible remnant from the birth of our solar system, astronomers say.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/photogalleries/100713-lutetia-asteroid-rosetta-space-science-pictures/?now=2010-07-13-00:01#lutetia-rosetta-asteroid-flyby-closest_23300_600x450.jpg

Title: Re: Asteroid Pictures: Battered World Found in Lutetia
Post by: Clive on July 15, 2010, 09:01

What an incredible picture!  8-)

Title: Re: Asteroid Pictures: Battered World Found in Lutetia
Post by: daveeb on July 15, 2010, 10:43

The resolution is just amazing  :woot:

Title: Re: Asteroid Pictures: Battered World Found in Lutetia
Post by: sam on July 15, 2010, 14:18

that's what you get for flying your space craft right by it. amazing stuff