The Two Asteroids from Which Close-Up Images and Data Have

question 28

Multiple Choice

The two asteroids from which close-up images and data have been returned by the Galileo spacecraft are:

• A) Ida and Gaspra
• B) Vesta and Ceres
• C) Eros and Toutatis
• D) Chiron and Pholus
• E) you can't fool me, we have no close-up views of any asteroids except possibly for the moons of Mars

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