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Chapters: 951 Gaspra, 8 Flora, Flora Family, 43 Ariadne, 9913 Humperdinck, 291 Alice, (9928) 1981 We9, 4065 Meinel, 281 Lucretia, 244 Sita, 864 Aase, 525 Adelaide, 823 Sisigambis, 341 California, 939 Isberga, 963 Iduberga, 728 Leonisis, 700 Auravictrix, 883 Matterania, 352 Gisela, 937 Bethgea, 905 Universitas, 871 Amneris, (9939) 1988 Vk, 800 Kressmannia, 851 Zeissia, 825 Tanina, 929 Algunde, 901 Brunsia, 540 Rosamunde, 496 Gryphia, 553 Kundry, 915 Cosette, 935 Clivia, 685 Hermia, 967 Helionape, 913 Otila, 841 Arabella, 827 Wolfiana, 711 Marmulla, 802 Epyaxa, 2709 Sagan, 428 Monachia, 831 Stateira, 763 Cupido, 960 Birgit, 810 Atossa, 315 Constantia, 453 Tea, 1810 Epimetheus, 3244 Petronius, 2999 Dante, 2575 Bulgaria, 2399 Terradas, 3306 Byron, 3412 Kafka, 364 Isara, 7014 Nietzsche, 2473 Heyerdahl, 2768 Gorky. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 140. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 951 Gaspra - Successive images of a rotating GaspraApart from a multitude of small craters, Gaspra has half a dozen large flat areas and concavities. One of these flat areas, (Dunne Regio), is a 5x7 km area which is flat to within 200 m. It is uncertain whether these are the result of impacts or whether they are instead facets formed when Gaspra broke off its parent asteroid. In the weak, lopsided gravity of Gaspra, impact craters would naturally take on such flat, lopsided shapes, making this determination difficult. The flat facets and concavities give Gaspra a very angular appearance. Gaspra appears to be fairly olivine-rich among the S-type asteroids (the surface appears to contain olivine and pyroxene in the proportions 4:1 to 7:1 ). There are no prominent albedo or color patterns, although a subtle color variation is seen across the surface (see image above). Gaspra's surface lacks unambiguous crat...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=19477549
