Rosetta starts tracking asteroid Steins
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 05:28
in Astronomy & Space
Heading toward its first target-asteroid, (2867) Steins, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has started using its cameras to visually track the asteroid and eventually determine its orbit with more accuracy.
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