(meteorobs) NASA Science News: [Main Belt] "Asteroid goes to the Dogs"

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• From: Lew Gramer <dedalus@latrade.com>
• Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 14:42:24 -0400
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Subject: An Asteroid goes to the Dogs

NASA Science News for May 8, 2000

NASA astronomers have collected the first-ever radar images
of a "main belt" asteroid. It's a metallic, dog bone-shaped
rock the size of New Jersey, an apparent leftover from an
ancient, violent cosmic collision. The asteroid, named 216
Kleopatra, was discovered in 1880, but until now, its shape
was unknown.   FULL STORY at

http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast08may_1.htm

<a href="http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast08may_1.htm">An Asteroid 
goes to the Dogs</a>

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