Gaspra - Galileo
Two color composite images of asteroid 951 Gaspra
Two color composite images of asteroid 951 Gaspra taken
by the Galileo spacecraft. The image on the left shows
Gaspra in approximately true color. On the right the
colors have been exaggerated to reveal differences in
possible surface composition. The visible part of
Gaspra in these is roughly 16 x 12 km. The pictures
were created from images taken through the violet,
green and infrared filters from a distance of 16,000 km.
North is at 10:30.
(Galileo, P-39508Ac)
Asteroid
Gaspra
Galileo Mission
