Asteroid Barbara (artist's impression)

Artist’s impression of the asteroid (234) Barbara. Thanks to a unique method that uses ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer, astronomers have been able to measure sizes of small asteroids in the main belt for the first time. Their observations also suggest that Barbara has a complex concave shape, best modelled as two bodies that may possibly be in contact.

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ESO/L. Calçada

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso0904a
Tipo:Illustrazione
Data di pubblicazione:04 Febbraio 2009
Notizie relative:eso0904
Dimensione:2785 x 1857 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:Asteroid Barbara
Tipo:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Categoria:Illustrations
Solar System

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