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Rosetta spacecraft near asteroid Steins
author: ESA/C.Carreau/Novapix
reference: e-son30-00118
Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 15 cm
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew by asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September 2008 at 20:58 CEST, ground received time (= spacecraft time CEST + 20 minutes), with a closest approach distance of 800 km.
Steins is Rosetta's first nominal scientific target. The spacecraft encountered the asteroid in the course of its first incursion into the main asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, while on its way to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Steins is Rosetta's first nominal scientific target. The spacecraft encountered the asteroid in the course of its first incursion into the main asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, while on its way to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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2008 - ANTENNA - ASTEROID - ASTRONOMY - ILLUSTRATION - ROSETTA - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE - STEINS -
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