Labels:apron | person | rock | tree | windowpane OCR: This view of asteroid Ida is mosaic 01 five image frames acquired by the Galileo spacecraft at ranges of 3057 3821 km (1 1900 to 2375 mi. on August 28th 1993, about 3 1/2 minutes before the spacecraft made its closest approach. Ida is the second asteroid ever encountered by spacecraft. It appears to be about 52 km (32 mi.) in length, more than twice as large as Gaspra, the first asteroid observed by Galileo in October 1991. Ida is a irregularly shaped asteroid, placed by scientist in the class (believed to be stony or stony- iron meteorites) member of the Koronis family, presumed fragments left over from the breakup of a precursor asteroid in catastrophic collision. This view shows numerous craters including many degraded craters larger than any seen on Gaspra. The extensive catering seems ...
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