Mathilde Encounter:   News Items

APL Press Releases:

Asteroid Mathilde Reveals Her Dark Past (30JUN)
Deep Space Maneuver (03JUL)

ABCNEWS article includes NASA press conf. RealAudio

Real Encounter as anim. GIF --Cornell University

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Real Encounter --Cornell University
Simulated Encounter (pre-flyby)


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