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OSIRIS tracks asteroid Steins
OSIRIS tracks asteroid Steins
Date: 19 August 2008
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: OSIRIS observations of Steins on 7 and 11 August 2008
Copyright: ESA ©2008 MPS for OSIRIS Team. MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
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Asteroid Steins imaged by Rosetta's OSIRIS camera on 7 and 11 August 2008. On these dates, Rosetta was approximately 21 million and 19 million kms, respectively, from asteroid Steins.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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