1993年8月28日：一颗小行星带来的惊喜

空间探测器Galileo在前往木星的途中，对小行星进行了人类历史上的首次飞掠观测。1993年8月28日，该探测器完成了其第二次此类任务，进一步拓展了人类对小行星的认知。

The space probe Galileo was launched in 1989 with the goal of studying Jupiter and its moons. On its way to the gas giant, it became the first spacecraft to do a flyby of an asteroid as it zoomed past 951 Gaspra on Oct. 29, 1991. Then, on Aug. 28, 1993, Galileo made its second Continue reading "Aug. 28, 1993: An asteroid harbors a surprise" The post Aug. 28, 1993: An asteroid harbors a surprise appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .