Asteroid phases (artist's illustration) (VIDEO)

Caltech IPAC

Caption

This animation shows how an asteroid would appear during different phases depending on its location relative to the Sun, similar to how the Moon has phases.

Credit

Caltech/IPAC/K. Miller

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