Video: "New World" Asteroid Imaged Up Close
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 16:49
in Astronomy & Space
The Rosetta craft took the first close images of asteroid Lutetia Saturday, with scientists comparing the pictures to "the discovery of a new world." Asteroid - Rosetta - Lutetia - European Space Agency - Solar System
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