Hi everyone! We're hard at work trying to keep our community clean, so if you see any spam, please report it here and we'll review ASAP!  Thanks a million!
3,473 Users Online
  • 206,081,741 Downloads
  • 1,871,520 Wallpapers
  • 6,934,376 Members
  • 14,834,670 Votes
  • 7,291,039 Favorites
Home Groups Popular
Sign-Up For Free! Or login to your account »
Upload Wallpapers

Categories

View All (15,756)
Galaxies (4,025)
Moons (1,702)
People (292)
Planets (4,649)
Rockets (755)
Stars (1,263)
Satellites (146)
Shuttles (383)
Space Stations (314)
Other (2,227)
Downloads: 206,081,741
Space Walls: 11,707
All Wallpapers: 1,871,520
Tag Count: 356,266
Comments: 2,140,956
Members: 6,934,376
Votes: 14,834,670

3,473 Guests and 0 Members Online

Most users ever online was 19580 on 12/21/25.
Get your weekly helping of fresh wallpapers!

Leave us feedback!
Support This Site
Wallpaper ID: 2158138
Space Wallpapers > Moons > An Asteroid and a Moon

An Asteroid and a Moon

An Asteroid and a Moon - asteroids, moons, rocks, space, universe
Flag This Wallpaper Add to Favorites Enlarge Wallpaper
Wallpaper Description:
The Galileo spacecraft launched in October of 1989 with a mission to explore the Jupiter system. In August of 1993, using its CCD camera, the craft imaged asteroid 243 Ida from just over 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles). With this image, scientists discovered the first moon orbiting an asteroid.

Credit: NASA/JPL
RockportSpur Uploaded by RockportSpur on . An Asteroid and a Moon - Desktop Nexus Space Download free wallpapers and background images: An Asteroid and a Moon. Desktop Nexus Space background ID 2158138. The Galileo spacecraft launched in October of 1989 with a mission to explore the Jupiter system. In August of 1993, using its CCD camera, the craft imaged asteroid 243 Ida from just over 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles). With this image, scientists discovered the first moon orbiting an asteroid.

Credit: NASA/JPL 4.1
Submit

This wallpaper has no comments yet.  Be the first!
Do you like this wallpaper?
Yes
+3
 
 No
Download It!

Wallpaper Statistics

Total Downloads: 797
Times Favorited: 3
Uploaded By: RockportSpur
Date Uploaded: August 11, 2016
Filename: Asteroid-and-a-Moon.jpg
Original Resolution: 1920x1200
File Size: 59.67 KB
Category: Moons

Share this Wallpaper!

Embedded:
Forum Code:
Direct URL:
(For websites and blogs, use the "Embedded" code)

Wallpaper Tags