Gaspra - Galileo

Asteroid 951 Gaspra from 5,300 km

Gaspra
Galileo clear filter image of asteroid 951 Gaspra taken 10.5 minutes before closest approach. About 15 km of the 19 km asteroid can be seen in this frame, which has a resolution of about 100 meters and was taken from 5,300 km. Many craters can be identified on the surface. North is at 10:00. (Galileo, 0107318.26)

Asteroid
Gaspra
Galileo Mission