Figure 15-7: R I V U X G
A Spacecraft View of a Small Asteroid The asteroid 253 Mathilde has an albedo of only 0.04, making it half as reflective as a charcoal briquette. It has an irregular shape, with dimensions 66 × 48 × 46 km. The partially shadowed crater indicated by the label is about 20 km across and 10 km deep. The NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft imaged Mathilde at close range during its close flyby in June 1997.
A Spacecraft View of a Small Asteroid The asteroid 253 Mathilde has an albedo of only 0.04, making it half as reflective as a charcoal briquette. It has an irregular shape, with dimensions 66 × 48 × 46 km. The partially shadowed crater indicated by the label is about 20 km across and 10 km deep. The NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft imaged Mathilde at close range during its close flyby in June 1997.
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