St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: October 29, 2021

St. Louis MO

29 October, 2021

10:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: October 29, 2021 Today in 1991, the space probe Galileo became the first human object to fly past an asteroid. The encounter provided data and over 150 images of the asteroid Gaspra in the main asteroid belt. Gaspra is approximately 20 kilometers wide. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.