Solar System
2001 KX76 - the record-breaking asteroid observed with Astrovirtel
August 23, 2001 · ESA/Hubble · Asteroid 2001 KX76
This image is a colour composite image, based on three exposures with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at the MPG/ ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory. The exposures were made through V, R and I-band filters. On the image another (closer) asteroid reveals itself - the coloured dots to the left reveal that this object moved between the three exposures.
More Hubble images of Asteroid 2001 KX76
The orbit of 2001 KX76 compared to the orbit of the planetsAugust 23, 2001Animation from the Thermal Emission Spectrograph (6 frames per second )October 11, 2001 · video
Animation from the Thermal Emission Spectrograph (4 frames per second )October 11, 2001 · video
TES Data Projected onto an Animated Mars GlobeOctober 11, 2001 · video
Animation of the Storm on MarsOctober 11, 2001 · video
Mars at 43 Million Miles From EarthJuly 5, 2001
Close Encounters: Mars at OppositionJuly 5, 2001
Martian Features IdentifiedJuly 5, 2001