Radar images of the binary asteroid 2017 YE5 from NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR). The observations, conducted on June 23, 2018, show two lobes, but do not yet show two separate objects.
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Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | 2017 YE5 | |
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 | Binary, Grayscale, Movie, Radar | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2018-07-12 | |
Date in Caption | 2018-06-23 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSSR | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22557 | |
Identifier | PIA22557 |