Hygiea
Solar System

Asteroid Facts: Hygiea

January 8, 2018 James Miller 0

The image above includes a light-curve derived 3D model of the C-type asteroid designated 10 Hygiea, the fourth largest asteroid in the solar system by both volume and mass, the latter of which is estimated […]

Pallas
Solar System

Asteroid Facts: Pallas

January 8, 2018 James Miller 0

The image above shows the somewhat oblate shape of the B-type asteroid designated 2 Pallas, which is the second asteroid to be discovered, and the third most massive, containing about 7% of all the mass […]

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