Spot the asteroids!

The space-borne infrared observatory AKARI observed asteroid Itokawa last month with its Infrared Camera. The data will be used to refine estimates of sizes of potentially hazardous asteroids in the future.

Link: http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMZWXE1P5F_index_0.html

Time: 24. Aug. 2007

Feed: ESA Top News

Topics: asteroids