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| Asteroids are chunks of rock and metal too small to be considered planets. They orbit the Sun and are situated primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. NASA’s Galileo spacecraft photographed the asteroid 243 Ida in 1993. The space probe detected a tiny moon, Dactyl, orbiting Ida. | ||||||
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| Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Liaison Agency | ||||||
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| Astronomy, History of; Asteroid; Solar System; Planetary Science | ||||||
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