Comments on: Wallpaper: Ida and Dactyl http://wanderingspace.net/2006/12/wallpaper-ida-and-gaspra/ Imaging the bodies of our Solar Sysytem Thu, 17 May 2012 13:15:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Awederruy http://wanderingspace.net/2006/12/wallpaper-ida-and-gaspra/#comment-8272 Awederruy Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:41:37 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=136#comment-8272 About (951) Gaspra Gaspra is a Sun orbiting minor planet between Mars and Jupiter (a main-belt asteroid), just like Ida, but not a member of Koronis family. Gaspra was the first main-belt asteroid (and the firs minor planet) ever visited by spasecraft in 29 October 1991. And Gaspra was discovered a long time before the Galileo mission was invented. Gaspra was found in July 30, 1916 by Grigory Neujmin. And the moon of Ida, yes it's name is Dactyl (also known as (243) Ida I). And it was discovered by Galileo mission team in 1994. About (951) Gaspra

Gaspra is a Sun orbiting minor planet between Mars and Jupiter (a main-belt asteroid), just like Ida, but not a member of Koronis family. Gaspra was the first main-belt asteroid (and the firs minor planet) ever visited by spasecraft in 29 October 1991.

And Gaspra was discovered a long time before the Galileo mission was invented. Gaspra was found in July 30, 1916 by Grigory Neujmin.

And the moon of Ida, yes it’s name is Dactyl (also known as (243) Ida I). And it was discovered by Galileo mission team in 1994.

]]> By: lestrade http://wanderingspace.net/2006/12/wallpaper-ida-and-gaspra/#comment-5553 lestrade Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:25:35 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=136#comment-5553 Did you mean to say that Dactyl was the moon of Ida, instead of Gaspra? Nice site. thanks. Did you mean to say that Dactyl was the moon of Ida, instead of Gaspra? Nice site. thanks.

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