“New World” Asteroid Photographed | National Geographic

scientists are likening new images from

scientists are likening new images from a large asteroid to discovery of a new

a large asteroid to discovery of a new

a large asteroid to discovery of a new world asteroid 21 leticia is located

world asteroid 21 leticia is located

world asteroid 21 leticia is located between Jupiter and Mars and the

between Jupiter and Mars and the

between Jupiter and Mars and the European Space Agency’s probe receta

European Space Agency’s probe receta

European Space Agency’s probe receta passed within about two thousand miles

passed within about two thousand miles

passed within about two thousand miles of it its onboard camera Osiris snapping

of it its onboard camera Osiris snapping

of it its onboard camera Osiris snapping pictures as it whizzed by we discovered

pictures as it whizzed by we discovered

pictures as it whizzed by we discovered tonight in New World it’s the largest

tonight in New World it’s the largest

tonight in New World it’s the largest asteroid ever seen by human and is

asteroid ever seen by human and is

asteroid ever seen by human and is really really exciting it’s so cool

really really exciting it’s so cool

really really exciting it’s so cool though it has been observed before by

though it has been observed before by

though it has been observed before by ground-based telescopes astronomers and

ground-based telescopes astronomers and

ground-based telescopes astronomers and graphic artists have imagined its shape

graphic artists have imagined its shape

graphic artists have imagined its shape and no one is sure of what it’s made out

and no one is sure of what it’s made out

and no one is sure of what it’s made out or its origin the loot estero it is

or its origin the loot estero it is

or its origin the loot estero it is estimated to be about 80 miles long and

estimated to be about 80 miles long and

estimated to be about 80 miles long and its longest side it’s very old perhaps

its longest side it’s very old perhaps

its longest side it’s very old perhaps four and a half billion years of age and

four and a half billion years of age and

four and a half billion years of age and shows signs of its we’re boarding lots

shows signs of its we’re boarding lots

shows signs of its we’re boarding lots of craters we saw really great craters

of craters we saw really great craters

of craters we saw really great craters of 70 kilometers size they are like a

of 70 kilometers size they are like a

of 70 kilometers size they are like a boat they are so large so huge and they

boat they are so large so huge and they

boat they are so large so huge and they are covered soon most of them of the

are covered soon most of them of the

are covered soon most of them of the larger craters they have a very round

larger craters they have a very round

larger craters they have a very round rim so they are very very old traders so

rim so they are very very old traders so

rim so they are very very old traders so it’s well it’s discovery so we have a

it’s well it’s discovery so we have a

it’s well it’s discovery so we have a lot of large craters tons of all the

lot of large craters tons of all the

lot of large craters tons of all the traitors tons of small craters even

traitors tons of small craters even

traitors tons of small craters even smaller innocently and the large craters

smaller innocently and the large craters

smaller innocently and the large craters so it’s a lot of topography a lot of

so it’s a lot of topography a lot of

so it’s a lot of topography a lot of excitement we don’t understand right now

excitement we don’t understand right now

excitement we don’t understand right now and that will keep us busy for months

and that will keep us busy for months

and that will keep us busy for months and years working these these images esh

and years working these these images esh

and years working these these images esh probe made its flyby Saturday capping a

probe made its flyby Saturday capping a

probe made its flyby Saturday capping a tense weekend for scientists at the

tense weekend for scientists at the

tense weekend for scientists at the agency’s Darmstadt Germany operation

agency’s Darmstadt Germany operation

agency’s Darmstadt Germany operation center who have guided the Rosetta

center who have guided the Rosetta

center who have guided the Rosetta spacecraft since its launch more than

spacecraft since its launch more than

spacecraft since its launch more than six years ago they will spend several

six years ago they will spend several

six years ago they will spend several weeks receiving transmission of the 400

weeks receiving transmission of the 400

weeks receiving transmission of the 400 images of leticia it captured