Thursday, July 15, 2010

Asteroid Pics



The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has beamed back close-up photographs of asteroid Lutetia, an ancient, cratered relic from the dawn of the solar system.

Rosetta Discovers Haunting Beauty In Deep Space

Ah, what marvels we do see when we take the time to look.

7 comments:

Brooke said...

Wow. It is elegant!

Ananda girl said...

That is so cool! Thanks Cube!

Jan said...

Awesome image and "just the beginning."

Chuck said...

To look onto something that is not of the Earth. It would be amazing

Anonymous said...

Maybe this is why Obama wants to go to an Asteroid?

Karen K said...

Awesome, Cube, thanks! I love anything to do with space...

DaBlade said...

Someone should tell Sheila Jackson Lee that this is where Neil and Buzz (or was it Bud and Lou?) planted the American flag in their 1969 mission.