Until Spacecraft Flew by Asteroids, Scientists Did Not Have a Good

question 81

Multiple Choice

Until spacecraft flew by asteroids, scientists did not have a good idea of what they looked like. Which of the following missions was the first to fly by an asteroid?

• A) NEAR Shoemaker
• B) Rosetta
• C) Galileo
• D) Dawn
• E) Stardust

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