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330 miles... that seems so small, and it's so far away. It would be a truly haunting experience to stand on that surface and look at the faint pinprick of Sol.
by M_Grey 10y ago
330 miles... that seems so small, and it's so far away. It would be a truly haunting experience to stand on that surface and look at the faint pinprick of Sol.
- ssijak 10y agoA little bit smaller and it would be a dwarf planet where Little prince could live :)
- M_Grey 10y agoI'm so glad that I'm not the only one who's mind went to Saint-Exupery!
- loader 10y agoIf you've got anything Oculus compatible you should check out The Rose and I, I'm guessing it's a Little Prince inspired scene. https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/980646215356452/ https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/980646215356452/
- 1ris 10y agoIt's a household asteroid. Nothing unusual.
- jgalt212 10y agoI agree. Where do they draw the line at dwarf planet and asteroid and/or comet? The thing is so far away. Are they able to confirm it's not just a chunk of ice, and therefore comet in a nearly circular (for a comet) orbit?
- mcbits 10y agoI believe the threshold is whether it's large enough to have collapsed into a spheroid. Vesta is about the same size as they're estimating, and it's still too lumpy.