Rosetta triumphs at asteroid Lutetia


Asteroid Lutetia
 
Lutetia at Closest approach.


 
Simulation showing view of Lutetia from Rosetta during flyby on 10 July 2010

Asteroid Lutetia
 
At a distance of 36000km the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) took this image catching the planet Saturn in the background.

Asteroid Lutetia
 
Zoom in on a possible landslide and boulders at the highest resolution.

Asteroid Lutetia
 
Farewell Lutetia.

Asteroid Lutetia
 
Approach images of Asteroid Lutetia. The first image was taken at 06:18 (about 9.5 hours before closest approach, 510000 kms from the asteroid), the last one at 14:15 (about 1.5 hours before closest approach, 81000 km from the asteroid.). The resolution changes from 9.6 km/px to 1.5 km/px.

Asteroid Lutetia
 
Final sequence of images before closest approach (CA-8, CA-4:40, CA-2, CA-1:50).

Asteroid Lutetia
 
Zoom into detail with grooves and craters.



Release date: 13 July 2010