PIA21594: Radar Imagery of Asteroid 2014 JO25


Radar Imagery of Asteroid 2014 JO25

Caption:

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This composite of 30 images of asteroid 2014 JO25 was generated with radar data collected using NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar in California's Mojave Desert.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, manages and operates NASA's Deep Space Network, including the Goldstone Solar System Radar, and hosts the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies for NASA's Near-Earth Object Observations Program within the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

Background Info:

JPL hosts the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies for NASA's Near-Earth Object Observations Program within the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

More information about asteroids and near-Earth objects can be found at http://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov and http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target 2014 JO25
System Near Earth Objects
Target Type Asteroid
Mission Deep Space Network (DSN)
Instrument Host Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC)
Host Type Ground-Based Observatory
Instrument Goldstone Solar System Radar
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Radar, Radio
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2017-04-19
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSSR
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21594
Identifier PIA21594