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1036 Ganymed is a large asteroid that orbits the Sun in a path that occasionally brings it relatively close to Earth. It's scientifically important because studying near-Earth asteroids like this one helps us understand the composition of the early solar system and assess potential impact risks to our planet.
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Picture of the Day · NASA
Pathfinder on Mars
2026-07-04
On July 4th, 1997, using its own array of fireworks, a parachute, and a cocoon of airbags, the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft bounced like a giant beach ball at least 15 times before it came to rest on the surface of Mars at 10:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time. After its then novel airbag-assisted landing sequence was completed, Pathfinder transmitted this color mosaic to mission operators on Earth. In the scene from another world, the Mars Sojourner robot rover is visible in the foreground, crouched on top of the unfolded Pathfinder. About the size of a large house cat, the six-wheeled, solar-powered Sojourner became the first successful Martian rover. Surrounding Pathfinder are deflated airbags and the rock-strewn terrain of the Ares Vallis floodplain. In the distance Martian hills appear against a dusty brownish sky. The Pathfinder lander was subsequently renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station.
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Wikidata facts
- Diameter
- 37.675
- Mass
- 33000000000000000
- Orbital period
- 1589.046592572039
- Image
- 001036-asteroid shape model (1036) Ganymed.png
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Article · Français
(1036) Ganymède, internationalement (1036) Ganymed, est le plus grand des astéroïdes géocroiseurs connus, il fait environ 32 à 34 km de diamètre. Il a été découvert par l'astronome allemand Walter Baade le 23 octobre 1924. Son orbite est parfaitement déterminée, et son prochain passage près de la Terre se fera à une distance de 0.374097 AU (55.964.100 km ; 34.774.500 mi) le 13 octobre 2024. Il s'agit d'un astéroïde Amor et d'un astéroïde aréocroiseur qui passera à 0.02868 AU (4,290,000 km, 2 666 000 mi) de la planète Mars le 16 décembre 2176.
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