First Galileo Image of the Asteroid 243 Ida
Abstract
The second spacecraft encounter with an asteroid has yielded an unprecedentedly high resolution portrait of 243 Ida. On 28 Aug. 1993, Galileo obtained an extensive data set on this small member of the Koronis family. Most of the data recorded on the tape recorder will be returned to Earth in spring 1994. A five-frame mosaic of Ida was acquired with good illumination geometry a few minutes before closest approach; it has a resolution of 31 to 38 m/pixel amd was played back during Sept. 1993. Preliminary analyses of this single view of Ida are summarized.
- Publication:
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Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 1994
- Bibcode:
- 1994LPI....25..237C
- Keywords:
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- Asteroids;
- Galileo Spacecraft;
- High Resolution;
- Image Analysis;
- Mosaics;
- Data Acquisition;
- Imaging Techniques;
- Tape Recorders;
- Astrophysics