... Orbit trace geographical coordinates on the last day of flight . Predicted "landing point" coordinates . Orbit in the topocentrical c/s of the "landing point" . The local topocentrical C/S connected with arbitrary point Lp on the Earth surface: . Origin on the point Lp . ... Elevation : The SC angular distance from the local horizontal plane. ... The last day of flight is shown in the predicted "landing point" (Lp) local topocentrical coordinate system . ... INTERBALL mission ...
... Asteroid Introduction (This Page) . ... Asteroid Summary . Asteroids . Gaspra , Ida & Dactyl , Toutatis , Castalia , Vesta , Geographos, Mathilde . ... NEAR Spacecraft Homepage . Near-Earth Asteroid 3753 - Earth's Curious Companion . ... Then on October 1991 asteroid 951 Gaspra was visited by the Galileo spacecraft and became the first asteroid to have hi-resolution images taken of it. ... Both Gaspra and Ida are classified as S-type asteroids composed of metal-rich silicates. ... Gaspra . ...