Phil Plait to the rescue! http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/close-encounter-by-the-big-asteroid-florence http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/close-encounter-by-the-big-aste

Phil Plait to the rescue! http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/close-encounter-by-the-big-asteroid-florence http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/close-encounter-by-the-big-aste... Edit: I think it might be helpful to view this more like ultrasound image than a photograph. There is no "side" view. It has been reconstructed based upon the time it takes for the bounce to return.