951 Gaspra

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951 Gaspra is an S-type asteroid, located near the inner edge of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Russian astronomer G. N. Neujmin in 1916-Jul-30. Its dimensions are 18.2 km × 10.5 km × 8.9 km. In 1991-Oct-29, the Galileo spacecraft performed a flyby of Gaspra, with a closest approach of 1,600 km, thus becoming the first asteroid visited by a spacecraft.

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