Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Asteroid or Potato?

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 1, 2020 is “Asteroid or Potato?,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Jack Sutton. The original explanation runs about 127 words.

Asteroid or Potato?
Credit: Image Credit: Jack Sutton Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Is this asteroid Arrokoth or a potato? Perhaps, after all the data was beamed back to Earth from NASA’s robotic New Horizons spacecraft , the featured high resolution image of asteroid Arrokoth was constructed.”

— APOD editors, April 1, 2020

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 1, 2020
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Jack Sutton
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 127 words

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Source

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