Asteroid 243 Ida

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On its way to the Jupiter system, Galileo passed by asteroid 243 Ida, discovering that it had a satellite, now named Dactyl. This is a mosaic of 5 images captured on August 28, 1993, shortly before closest approach. Ida is an S-type asteroid, about 58 by 23 kilometers in size.

NASA / JPL / Ted Stryk

Copyright holder: Ted Stryk

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