Meet 42 Asteroids in Our Solar System (ESOcast 243 Light)

Astronomers have used the ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile to image 42 of the biggest main-belt asteroids. Meet some of the 42 in this video summarising the discovery!

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ESO

Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Juliet Hannay and Giulio Mazzolo.
Music: Stellardrone — Ascent.
Footage and photos: ESO, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, P. Vernazza et al., MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS) and C. Malin (christophmalin.com).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.