Targeting an asteroid - The Galileo spacecraft's encounter with 951 Gaspra

On 1991 October 29, the Galileo spacecraft provided the first in situ observations of an asteroid. To a significant degree, the successful encounter with asteroid 951 Gaspra was made possible by the high accuracy of the ground-based Gaspra ephemeris and the refinement to this initial ephemeris provi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Astronomical journal 1993-04, Vol.105 (4), p.1547-1552
Hauptverfasser:	Yeomans, D. K., Chodas, P. W., Kessey, M. S., Owen, W. M., Jr, Wimberly, R. N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asteroids (minor planets) Astronomy Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Planets, their satellites and rings. Asteroids Solar system
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