2685 Masursky, provisional designation 1981 JN, is a stony Eunomian asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers...
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Harold Masursky (1922–1990) was an American astrogeologist. Masursky may also refer to: Masursky (Martian crater), a crater on Mars 2685 Masursky, an asteroid...
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Venus (April 1998 and July 1999), Earth (August 1999), the asteroid 2685 Masursky, and Jupiter (December 2000). The mission ended on September 15, 2017...
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water on the surface. In 1981, the asteroid 2685 Masursky was discovered and named in his honor. The Masursky Award for Meritorius Service to Planetary...
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Venus (April 1998 and June 1999), Earth (August 1999), the asteroid 2685 Masursky, and Jupiter (December 2000). The probes entered orbit on 1 July 2004...
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landed on near–Earth asteroid 433 Eros in February 2001. Cassini imaged 2685 Masursky in 2000, Stardust imaged 5535 Annefrank in 2002, New Horizons imaged...
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the option to pass near Clarissa. Cassini-Huygens passed by asteroid 2685 Masursky on 23 January 2000 instead. "302 Clarissa". JPL Small-Body Database...
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camera pointing error; went on to visit comet 19P/Borrelly 1998-061A 2685 Masursky Cassini NASA/ ESA/ ASI 23 January 2000 distant flyby success en route...
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1088/0004-6256/144/2/70. S2CID 118516053. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2685 Masursky (1981 JN)" (2018-05-09 last obs). Retrieved 5 June 2019. Johnston, Wm...
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Discovery year Name Closest approach Remarks year in km in radii(b) 2685 Masursky 10.7 1981 Cassini–Huygens 2000 1,600,000 297,840 Distant incidental...
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an astronomical timescale). The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft flew by 2685 Masursky, a small family member, in 2000. However, the encounter distance of...
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January 3, 1981 Anderson Mesa N. G. Thomas EOS 16 km MPC · JPL 2685 Masursky 1981 JN Masursky May 3, 1981 Anderson Mesa E. Bowell EUN 11 km MPC · JPL 2686...
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this minor planet DMP · 2684 2685 Masursky 1981 JN Harold Masursky (1922–1990), American geologist and astronomer DMP · 2685 2686 Linda Susan 1981 JW1 Linda...
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to operate on surface until 1 March. Cassini–Huygens 15 October 1997 2685 Masursky Flyby — Distant incidental flyby en route to Saturn; closest approach...
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13654 Masuda 6794 Masuisakura 4293 Masumi 8041 Masumoto 8355 Masuo 2685 Masursky 9216 Masuzawa 9111 Matarazzo 25038 Matebezdek 22644 Matejbel 60972 Matenko...
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list 2659 Millis 5 May 1981 list 2660 Wasserman 21 March 1982 list 2685 Masursky 3 May 1981 list 2688 Halley 25 April 1982 list 2695 Christabel 17 October...
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negating the option to pass near Maja. Cassini-Huygens passed by asteroid 2685 Masursky on 23 January 2000 instead. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 66 Maja"...
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assist en route to Saturn. Asteroid 2685 Masursky 23 January 2000 831 days (2 yr, 3 mo, 9 d) Cassini flew by Masursky en route to Saturn. Jupiter 30 December...
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3 January Galileo 12th flyby of Europa 23 January Cassini Flyby of 2685 Masursky 14 February NEAR First orbiter of asteroid; entered orbit of 433 Eros...
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8 0.08 [C] 1963 Bezovec 2.422 0.211 25.046° 3.77 18.16 45 0.038 [C] 2685 Masursky 2.568 0.111 12.135° 4.11 — 20 — — 2867 Šteins 2.364 0.146 9.943° 3.63...
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Kittisvaara 2680 Mateo 2681 Ostrovskij 2682 Soromundi 2683 Brian 2684 Douglas 2685 Masursky 2686 Linda Susan 2687 Tortali 2688 Halley 2689 Bruxelles 2690 Ristiina...
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Ingersoll, Andrew P.; Collins, Stewart A.; Shoemaker, Eugene M.; Hunt, G. E.; Masursky, Harold; Carr, Michael H. (1979-06-01). "The Jupiter System Through the...
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