11/09/11

NASA Discover the 'Snowman' on the Asteroid

NASA Discover the 'Snowman' on the Asteroid



NASA Discover the 'Snowman' on the Asteroid
Pictures from the nearby massive asteroid Vesta taken by Dawn satellite recently revealed many things. Including, the trio dubbed the 'snowman'. In addition, these images reveal the asteroid's northern hemisphere there are many craters and southern hemisphere have more surface halus.Saat find a 'snowman', scientists claim to have never seen quoted Dailymail.

Chief scientist Christopher Russell of the University of California, Los Angeles, said, "We have a wide variety of surfaces." Dawn stone itself has been orbiting bodies last month and are now beginning to send the pictures were amazing. This image also became the first evidence of Vesta viewed up close. So far, the asteroid was only taken pictures from afar. Since entering orbit an asteroid, Dawn has sent more than 500 images while trying to continue to get a position closer.

Next week, the satellite will reach a position 2736 km from the surface of the asteroid and will reach a distance of 117 km a year later. Projects U.S. $ 466 million (Rp 3, 8 trillion) has long been running since before the United States (U.S.) decides to send astronauts to an asteroid in 2025. After a year, Dawn will move on to Ceres and got there in 2015. Here's the video.

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