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    243 Ida is an asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 29 September 1884 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna...
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  • This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl. Idaean regiones (geologically distinct areas) are named after the...
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    formally (243) Ida I Dactyl) is a tiny asteroid moon 1,200 by 1,400 by 1,600 m (3,900 by 4,600 by 5,200 ft), in size) that orbits 243 Ida, a main-belt...
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    of two asteroids orbiting their common barycenter. The binary nature of 243 Ida was discovered when the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid in 1993...
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  • Look up Ida, ida, idä, or -ida in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ida or IDA may refer to: Ida (given name), including people so named Ida (surname)...
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    of 951 Gaspra, and discovered the first asteroid moon, Dactyl, around 243 Ida. In 1994, Galileo observed Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's collision with Jupiter...
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    convention Craters Caverns and grottos of the world Dorsa Galileo project participants Regiones Discoverer of Ida and places associated with the discoverer...
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    structure on the asteroid 243 Ida. It was named after Pula (Pola), the place where Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa discovered Ida on 29 September 1884;: 206 ...
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  • "-dactyl", a suffix used in taxonomy Dactyl (moon), a moon of asteroid 243 Ida Dactyl (math), a 300 BC unit of measure being 40 poppy seeds wide or about...
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    materials, but is similar in composition as another Koronis family member, 243 Ida. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 November 1886 in Vienna. The asteroid's...
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    member of this family, 243 Ida. A photo of Ida (and its tiny moon Dactyl) is part of the composite image at right (numbered 243). Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M...
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    with radius-size craters. Medium-sized asteroids such as Mathilde and 243 Ida, that have been observed up close, also reveal a deep regolith covering...
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    243 Ida 56×24×21 September 29, 1884 First asteroid known to have a moon (determined in 1994) 243 Ida I Dactyl 1.4 February 17, 1994 Moon of 243 Ida,...
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  • an asteroid was Dactyl, discovered by the Galileo space probe, around 243 Ida. Petit-Prince is 13 km in diameter, compared to 45 Eugenia's 214 km. It...
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  • Doubtless, initiates must have known more. Dactyl, an asteroid moon of 243 Ida, named after the Dactyls. Ephesia Grammata Goetia Magic in the Graeco-Roman...
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    1923. Some of his notable discoveries include 153 Hilda, 216 Kleopatra, 243 Ida, 253 Mathilde, 324 Bamberga, and the near-Earth asteroid 719 Albert. Palisa...
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    been recovered from the Upper Cave. The crater Choukoutien on asteroid 243 Ida was named after the location. The caves are located in Zhoukoudian Town...
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    and following companions of the Saturnian moon Dione. The discovery of 243 Ida's natural satellite Dactyl in the early 1990s confirmed that some asteroids...
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    constructed from the lightcurve, the shape of Koronis resembles that of 243 Ida, an asteroid in the same family, although it is a bit larger. [1] A collision...
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    so no information on Gaspra's mass was obtained. (Galileo also visited 243 Ida where it discovered a moon, allowing a mass estimate there.) Galileo flew...
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    period in orbit. The Galileo spacecraft imaged 951 Gaspra in 1991 and 243 Ida in 1993, then NEAR imaged 253 Mathilde in 1997 and landed on near–Earth...
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    Galileo spacecraft encounters asteroid 243 Ida...
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    December 1995. Gravity assists also allowed Galileo to flyby two asteroids, 243 Ida and 951 Gaspra. Ulysses In 1990, NASA launched the ESA spacecraft Ulysses...
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  • Thus, Dactyl, the moon of 243 Ida, was at first designated "S/1993 (243) 1". Once confirmed and named, it became (243) Ida I Dactyl. Similarly, the fourth...
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    history. On the other hand, observations of 243 Ida by the Galileo spacecraft found weathering of Ida's surface, and the reflection spectra of freshly...
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  • Thus, Dactyl, the moon of 243 Ida, was at first designated "S/1993 (243) 1". Once confirmed and named, it became (243) Ida I Dactyl. Similarly, the fourth...
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    which was Galileo, which flew past two: 951 Gaspra in 1991, followed by 243 Ida in 1993. Both of these lay near enough to Galileo's planned trajectory...
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    is the second binary main-belt asteroid explored by spacecraft, after 243 Ida by Galileo in 1993. The Dinkinesh binary system resembles the 65803 Didymos...
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  • function P. Helfenstein; et al. (1996). "Galileo Photometry of Asteroid 243 Ida". Icarus. 120 (1): 48–65. Bibcode:1996Icar..120...48H. doi:10.1006/icar...
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  • 243 or variant, may refer to: 243 (number) AD 243 CE, a year 243 BC/BCE, a year March 24 (24/3) 243 Ida, a main-belt asteroid, the 243rd asteroid registered...
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