Rosetta Snaps Shots Of Asteroid Lutetia

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta comet probe sped close to the asteroid Lutetia on July 10, successfully snapping more than 400 images that should help scientists unravel the composition and origin of the 60-mi. long rock. The closeup imagery of Lutetia reveals the asteroid to be heavily cratered...

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