Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
New Data: Ultima Thule Surprisingly Flat
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 11, 2019 is “New Data: Ultima Thule Surprisingly Flat,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: NASA , JHU’s APL , SwRI. The original explanation runs about 206 words.
From the explanation
“Ultima Thule is not the object humanity thought that it was last month. When the robotic New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past the distant asteroid Ultima Thule (officially 2014 MU69 ) in early January, early images showed two circular lobes that when most simply extrapolated to 3D were thought to be, roughly, spheres.”
— APOD editors, February 11, 2019
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- February 11, 2019
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Illustration Credit: NASA , JHU’s APL , SwRI
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 206 words