951 Gaspra is an S-type asteroid that orbits very close to the inner edge of the asteroid belt. Gaspra was discovered by Russian astronomer G. N. Neujmin...

This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 951 Gaspra. Gaspran regiones (geologically distinct areas) are named after astronomers and scientists...

in Gaspra in 1901 and 1902.[citation needed] Nearby are the Swallow's Nest, a modern castle and Charax, Crimea a Roman fort. The asteroid 951 Gaspra is...

major antenna problems, Galileo achieved the first asteroid flyby, of 951 Gaspra, and discovered the first asteroid moon, Dactyl, around 243 Ida. In 1994...

1991 – The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid. 1994 – Francisco Martin...

Feature type Naming convention Craters Spas of the world Regiones Discoverer of Gaspra, and Galileo project participants...

asteroids for a protracted period in orbit. The Galileo spacecraft imaged 951 Gaspra in 1991 and 243 Ida in 1993, then NEAR imaged 253 Mathilde in 1997 and...

There are a number of objects in the solar system that have been named after Chinese people or places. Many of these are craters on the terrestrial planets...

this unusual mass distribution within the family is unknown at present. 951 Gaspra, a medium-sized core family member, was visited by the Galileo spacecraft...

Several space objects and features have been named after Czech people or things in Czechia. These include planetary features on Mars and Venus, asteroids...

There are a number of objects in the solar system that have been named after Turkish people or places. Many of these are craters on the terrestrial planets...

Neujmin is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroids, and notably 951 Gaspra and 762 Pulcova. He also discovered and co-discovered 6 Jupiter-family...

Carlsbad Carlsbad Springs, Ontario, Canada Carlsbad (crater), Asteroid 951 Gaspra All pages with titles containing Carlsbad Karlsbad (disambiguation) This...

porosity is unclear. The first asteroid to be photographed in close-up was 951 Gaspra in 1991, followed in 1993 by 243 Ida and its moon Dactyl, all of which...

April 1, 1921 Heidelberg K. Reinmuth PHO · slow 14 km MPC · JPL 951 Gaspra 1916 S45 Gaspra July 30, 1916 Crimea-Simeis G. N. Neujmin FLO 12 km MPC · JPL...

5×1015 kg Total carbon stored in coal deposits worldwide 1016 1×1016 kg 951 Gaspra, the first asteroid ever to be closely approached by a spacecraft (rough...

the Jupiter-bound space probe Galileo. Its encounters of the asteroids Gaspra and Ida were secondary to the Jupiter mission. These were selected as targets...

discoverer, Karl Reinmuth DMP · 950 951 Gaspra 1916 S45 The spa town of Gaspra on the Crimean peninsula DMP · 951 952 Caia 1916 S61 Caia, a character...

Deimos (lower left) and Phobos (lower right) compared with the asteroid 951 Gaspra...

Gravity assists also allowed Galileo to flyby two asteroids, 243 Ida and 951 Gaspra. Ulysses In 1990, NASA launched the ESA spacecraft Ulysses to study the...

gravity-assist manoeuvre. ESA Giotto 21 October 1991 First asteroid flyby (951 Gaspra closest approach 1,600 km). USA (NASA) Galileo 1992 First confirmed observation...

(km)(a) Discovery year Name Closest approach Remarks year in km in radii(b) 951 Gaspra 18.2 × 10.5 × 8.9 (12.2 km) 1916 Galileo 1991 1,600 262 Flyby; first asteroid...

visited by probes, the first of which was Galileo, which flew past two: 951 Gaspra in 1991, followed by 243 Ida in 1993. Both of these lay near enough to...

a spacecraft, first near-Earth asteroid (NEA) visited by a spacecraft 951 Gaspra 18.2×10.5×8.9 July 30, 1916 Galileo 1991 1,600 262 Flyby First asteroid...

only the third asteroid to be imaged from a nearby distance, following 951 Gaspra and 243 Ida. Mathilde is very dark, with an albedo comparable to fresh...

Target Spacecraft Organization Date Type Status Notes Image Ref 951 Gaspra Galileo NASA 29 October 1991 flyby success en route to Jupiter; minimum distance...

visited by spacecraft Chang'e 2 – 4179 Toutatis flyby Galileo probe – 951 Gaspra and 243 Ida flybys Hayabusa – 25143 Itokawa rendezvous and sample return...

outer system. The trajectory made it possible to also observe asteroids 951 Gaspra and 243 Ida. Galileo had two major components: an orbiter which examined...

launched by a country other than the USA or USSR. Japan 18 March 1990 951 Gaspra Galileo First asteroid flyby. Distance of 1,600 kilometres (990 mi). USA...

airfield. No. 112 Squadron RAF was stationed at Helwan. A crater on the 951 Gaspra asteroid was named after the spa city of Helwan. Inebu-hedj List of ancient...