... Astronomy Picture of the Day . Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face . << Yesterday . 20.10.1995 . Tomorrow >> . ... JPL Explanation: Above is the best yet color image of the asteroid Gaspra based on data returned by NASA's Galileo spacecraft ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . Touchdown Site on Asteroid Eros . << Yesterday . 6.02.2001 . Tomorrow >> . ... JHU APL , NASA Explanation: The first controlled descent of a spacecraft onto an asteroid is scheduled to occur next week ...
... Earlier this month, ESA's robotic Rosetta spacecraft zipped past the asteroid 21 Lutetia taking data and snapping images in an effort to better determine the history of the asteroid and the origin of its unusual colors . ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . The South Pole of Asteroid Vesta . << Yesterday . 19.09.2011 . Tomorrow >> . ... JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS, DLR, IDA Explanation: What created the circular structure around the south pole of asteroid Vesta ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Regolith of Asteroid Eros . << Yesterday . 29.08.2000 . Tomorrow >> . ... Explanation: From fifty kilometers above asteroid Eros, the surface inside one of its largest craters appears covered with an ...
... Earlier this month, ESA's robotic Rosetta spacecraft zipped past the asteroid 21 Lutetia taking data and snapping images in an effort to better determine the history of the asteroid and the origin of its unusual colors . ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Past of Asteroid Eros . << Yesterday . 9.10.2001 . Tomorrow >> . ... Credit: NEAR Project , JHU APL , NASA Explanation: How did large rocks come to be scattered on the surface of asteroid Eros? ...