Binary asteroid 90 Antiope,computer artwork. This pair of asteroids orbits in the main part of the outer asteroid belt. Each asteroid is about 86 km across,orbiting its partner from a distance of 170 km and with a period of 16.5 hours. Binary asteroids are thought to be quite common,being created during collisions between asteroids. The 90 Antiope asteroids orbit the Sun (upper left) at a distance of around 545 to 398 million kilometres,several times the Earth-Sun distance | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Garlick, Mark |
Taille de l’image : | 5183 px × 3425 px |
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