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Galileo spacecraft discovering asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl.

Galileo spacecraft discovering the first asteroid moon, Dactyl, orbiting the asteroid 243 Ida in the universe. It was the first time a moon was discovered orbiting an asteroid.

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Galileo spacecraft discovering asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl.

Caption:

Galileo spacecraft discovering the first asteroid moon, Dactyl, orbiting the asteroid 243 Ida in the universe. It was the first time a moon was discovered orbiting an asteroid.

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Album / Elena Duvernay/Stocktrek Images

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4920 x 3690 px | 51.9 MB

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41.7 x 31.2 cm | 16.4 x 12.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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