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Introduction to Astronomy

 

Icy Asteroid Pictures

 

This picture is a composite of photos of the Earth, the Earth's Moon, and Pluto, together with artistic conceptions of the distant icy asteroids Sedna and Quaoar:

Icy Asteroid Comparison

 This is an artist's conception of Sedna's neighborhood of the Solar System:

Artist's Conception of Sedna

 

These pictures were created by:

R. Hurt
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Spitzer Science Center

 

The star chart background was produced on a Macintosh with the Voyager II program, and are ©1988-93 Carina Software, 830 Williams St., San Leandro, CA 94577, (510) 352-7328. Used under license.
 
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Last update: 2004 September 10
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