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'''253 Mathilde''' is a prograde asteroid that was discovered by [[w:Johann Palisa|Johann Palisa]] in November 1885. Mathilde was visited by the [[w:NEAR Shoemaker|NEAR Shoemaker]] spacecraft in June 1997. Mathilde was named for the wife of the vice director of the [[w:Paris Observatory|Paris Observatory]].
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'''3 Juno''' is a large prograde asteroid in the main asteroid belt between [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]] and was the third asteroid discovered by [[w:Karl Harding|Karl Harding]] in September 1804 and was named for the [[w:Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[w:Juno (mythology)|Juno]].
  
== 253 Mathilde in Orbiter ==
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Juno contains perhaps 1% of the mass of the entire asteroid belt.
253 Mathilde was first introduced with the release of AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in November 2004. Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Juno is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.
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== 3 Juno in Orbiter ==
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3 Juno was first introduced with the release of AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in November 2004. Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Juno is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.
  
 
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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Mathilde-AsteroidPackv1zip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>253 Mathilde from ''AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
Mathilde-AsteroidPackv1zip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>253 Mathilde from ''AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
(253) mathilde crop.jpg|<center>Image of 253 Mathilde from the [[w:NEAR Shoemaker|NEAR Shoemaker]] spacecraft in 1997</center>
 
(253) mathilde crop.jpg|<center>Image of 253 Mathilde from the [[w:NEAR Shoemaker|NEAR Shoemaker]] spacecraft in 1997</center>
253 Mathilde Flyby.gif|<center>Animation of the flyby of [[w:NEAR Shoemaker|NEAR Shoemaker]] spacecraft as it passed Mathilde</center>
 
 
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[[Category:Articles|Mathilde]]
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[[Category:Articles|Juno]]
[[Category:Celestial bodies|Mathilde]]
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[[Category:Solar System|Juno]]
[[Category:Solar System|Mathilde]]
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[[Category:Celestial bodies|Juno]]
[[Category:Main Belt Asteroids|Mathilde]]
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[[Category:Main Belt Asteroids|Juno]]

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