Ida - Galileo
Asteroid 243 Ida from about 5,600 km
Galileo image of asteroid 243 Ida taken 7 minutes before
closest approach. A number of large craters are accentuated
by the terminator. The visible portion of Ida is about
25 km from top to bottom. The image was taken through the
clear filter from a distance of roughly 5600 km.
(Galileo, 02025620.00)
Asteroid
Ida
Galileo Mission
Satellites: Natural