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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