Asteroid 2867 Å teins Rosetta Spacecraft encounter.

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<p><font size="2"><strong>Apparently 2867 Steins is part of the</strong></font><font size="4" color="#000080"> Hungaria Family</font><strong><font size="2">, so that disses my theory of 2867 Steins being a part of 4 Vesta.</font></strong></p><p><font size="2"><strong>Also Cumberland Hills Meteorite, suspected Type E parent asteroid, just like 2867 Steins.</strong></font><br /> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/4/13/f4b537b6-3744-4afc-bd7c-cd169a58f9a6.Medium.jpg" alt="" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2"><strong>Andrew Brown.&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Apparently 2867 Steins is part of the Hungaria Family, so that disses my theory of 2867 Steins being a part of 4 Vesta.Also Cumberland Hills Meteorite, suspected Type E parent asteroid, just like 2867 Steins. &nbsp;Andrew Brown.&nbsp; <br />Posted by 3488</DIV><br /><br />Hungaria Group:</p><p>http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/Hungaria_group.html</p><p>E class asteroids:</p><p>http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/E/E-class_asteroid.html</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><font color="#ff0000">Hungaria Group:<font color="#000080">http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/Hungaria_group.html</font>E class asteroids:<font color="#000080">http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/E/E-class_asteroid.html </font><br /> Posted by MeteorWayne</font></DIV></p><p><font size="2"><strong>Thanks Wayne for your post & links. Very interesting.&nbsp;</strong></font></p><font size="2"><strong>2867 &Scaron;teins although not originally a part of 4 Vesta as per my first theory, does appear to be a chunk knocked off Asteroid 434 Hungaria, so my theory that 2867 &Scaron;teins is part of a mantle from a larger body, still stands.<br /><br />Apparently some Hungaria asteroids do come close to the orbit of Mars, though 2867 &Scaron;teins, does not & remains a core member that stays well within the main Asteroid Belt, though E Type main Belt asteroids are incredibly rare, so Rosetta by some very remote & lucky chance encountered one, on only the eigth close asteroid pass (ninth including 243 Ida's moon Dactyl).<br /><br />Hopefully ESA will answer my request on the Blog as well as my e-mail tomorrow, regarding the individual images from the animation. I hope they will oblige.<br /><br />Andrew Brown.</strong></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

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<p><strong><font size="2">Hi everyone,</font></strong></p><p>http://www.photodump.com/3488/61afaf62f4a072c5.gif.html<font size="4" color="#000080"><font size="4" color="#000080">An encounter montage I have made of the Asteroid 2867 Steins.</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><strong>Using screen dumps from the ESA animation.</strong></font><br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/13/89d1d466-9d4f-4cc9-bd6f-17170989bc16.Medium.jpg" alt="" /><br /></p><p><strong><font size="2">Andrew Brown.</font></strong></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

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<p><font size="2"><strong>New Image released today of Asteroid 2867 &Scaron;</strong></font><font size="2"><strong>teins.</strong></font></p><p><font size="4">Taken by OSIRIS NAC from 9,500 KM, prior to safing.</font> </p><p><strong><font size="2">Shows the other side of the asteroid to the side seen during closest approach. Another large crater is clearly visible.</font></strong><br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/12/1/6c6e058f-e01f-4fd0-a1c9-e675ade508bd.Medium.jpg" alt="" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font size="2">Cropped & enlarged.</font></strong><br /> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/4/10/b48aa288-4b29-49ef-baa5-d3e9f76d030d.Medium.jpg" alt="" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2"><strong>Andrew Brown.&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>