Gaspra

Gaspra — asteroid, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Gaspra in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The first asteroid ever seen up close. Galileo flew past this stony, angular fragment in 1991 on its way to Jupiter, revealing a surface peppered with small craters.

Model extent

18.6 × 13.0 × 10.7 km

Discovered

1916 — Grigory Neujmin, Simeiz

Visited

Galileo, 29 Oct 1991 — the first asteroid flyby

Year

3.29 Earth years

Day

7 h 3 m

Model

Galileo images · Thomas et al. 1994 · NASA PDS

Attitude

Illustrative; not a predicted pole orientation

Explore Gaspra in 3D

Cosmoscope places Gaspra in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.