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Real and predicted shape of asteroid (21) Lutetia
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Real and predicted shape of asteroid (21) Lutetia
Date: 12 July 2010 Satellite: Rosetta Depicts: Lutetia Copyright: (C) ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA Show in archive: true
Comparison between an OSIRIS image of asteroid (21) Lutetia taken at a distance of 80 000 km and a prediction of the shape made from lightcurve analysis of previous images.