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The Long-Distance Relationship of 2 Asteroids (2 of 2)

Caption: Image from Gemini-South on Sept. 17, 2007; the seperation was 1.8". In both panels, the components are circled; in all panels, north is up and east is to the left. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 17, 2008, issue of Science , published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Jean-Marc Petit and colleagues at Universite de Franche Comte in Bensancon, France was titled "The Extreme Kuiper Belt Binary 2001 QW322."

Credit: Image courtesy of CFHT, VLT and Gemini observatories by the CFEPS team

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