GASPRA

• 951 Gaspra


• Discovered in 1916 by G. Neujamin
• Photographed on October 29, 1991 by Galileo
• First ever asteroid to be photographed close-up
• Classified as an S-type asteroid

• Time lapse images


• Rotational Period ~7.042hrs
• Orbital Period ~3.29yrs
• Average distance from the Sun ~128,000,000 miles
• Estimated to be about 300 million years old
• Believed to have originated from the breakup of a larger body
• True Color vs. Enhanced Color


• Left: True Color
• Right: Enhanced image to show surface detail
• Close up view


• Approximate distance ~ 1,000miles
• Passing Velocity ~ 18,000mph

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