Meet the 42: European Southern Observatory Images Some of the Biggest Asteroids in Our Solar System
October 13, 2021
October 13, 2021
MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 13 (TNSJou) -- The European Southern Observatory issued the following news release:
Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) in Chile, astronomers have imaged 42 of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. Never before had such a large group of asteroids been imaged so sharply. The observations reveal a wide range of peculiar shapes, from spherical to dog-bone, and are helping astron . . .
Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) in Chile, astronomers have imaged 42 of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. Never before had such a large group of asteroids been imaged so sharply. The observations reveal a wide range of peculiar shapes, from spherical to dog-bone, and are helping astron . . .