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English: PIA22556: Binary Asteroid 2017 YE5 (Artist's Concept)

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22556

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Artist's concept of what binary asteroid 2017 YE5 might look like. The two objects showed striking differences in radar reflectivity, which could indicate that they have different surface properties.

More information about asteroids and near-Earth objects is available at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch .
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Description Artist's concept of what binary asteroid 2017 YE5 might look like. The two objects showed striking differences in radar reflectivity, which could indicate that they have different surface properties.
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This image or video was catalogued by Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: PIA22556 .

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